Mwenda Mbijiwe case: Mother calls on God at habeas corpus hearing
The mother of missing security analyst Mwenda Mbijiwe broke down in court as a habeas corpus hearing resumed as the State fails to comply with orders to produce him...
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The mother of missing security analyst Mwenda Mbijiwe broke down in court during a habeas corpus hearing, reigniting pressure on the Kenyan government to account for her son's disappearance nearly five years ago. She claims he was abducted by State agents and accuses the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) of stonewalling.
- A letter from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) to the DCI, reportedly from 2025, inquiring about Mwenda's release on bond, was presented as evidence.
- Lawyer Evans Ondieki argued this letter suggests Mwenda may have been in police custody, contradicting the State's claim of unknown whereabouts.
- The hearing follows unfulfilled court orders from October 2025 by High Court Judge Justice Martin Muya for the State to produce Mwenda, dead or alive.
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Postmortem exams revealed that Daniel Nuthu, 45, and James Nzau, 29, died from severe blunt force trauma and torture after an alleged assault at Kenyatta Market, with findings showing red pepper and maize were forced down their throats, intensifying allegations of police involvement. In a separate case, the Kenyan government has launched an investigation into the deaths of nine people believed to be part of Nairobi's street families following their mass burial on January 29, 2026. The probe aims to confirm their identities and causes of death. Additionally, the mother of missing security analyst Mwenda Mbijiwe has pressured the government to account for his disappearance from nearly five years ago. During a habeas corpus hearing, she claimed he was abducted by State agents and accused the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) of stonewalling.
