Nyandarua Governor Moses Kiarie Badilisha queues with other voters before casting his ballot at Ol Kalou Comprehensive School polling station during the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election in Nyandarua County. The by-election, triggered by the death of former area MP David Kiaraho, attracted a high voter turnout as residents elected a new Member of Parliament . [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]
The High Court has granted Nyandarua Governor Moses Kiarie Badilisha anticipatory bail of Sh 50,000 after moving to court over what he claims as pursuit by unknown persons.
Justice Cecilia Githua also barred the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the National Police Service (NPS) from either arresting or detaining him pending the hearing of the case.
“The applicant is granted anticipatory bail for Sh 50,000, which shall be deposited in court. Pending the mention date, the second and third respondents or any officer acting under their authority are hereby restrained from arresting or detaining the applicant in any police station,” ruled Justice Githua.
The now ex-Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s ally decamped from the ruling party, United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party to the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP).
In court, he recounted that his tribulations started on August 14,2026 when he allegedly learnt from his caretaker that officers suspected to be from the DCI had allegedly camped at his home in Ol Kalou.
He stated that the officers had in their mind the infamous "kamata kamata" Friday in their minds, as no courts sit on weekends.
Nevertheless, the governor argued that he was unaware of what he was being pursued for as he had neither previously been summoned or required to write statements.