‘Dead or Alive’: Court Gives IG and DPP Ultimatum Over Missing Analyst Mwenda Mbijiwe

The Inspector General of Police and the Director of Public Prosecutions are required to produce in court missing security expert Mwenda Mbijiwe, who has been missing for four years and five months following an alleged abduction.

Justice Martin Muya, siting at the High Court in Nairobi, issued the order on Tuesday, October 28, directing the IG of Police and the DPP to produce Mbijiwe, dead or alive, within two to seven days.

The court oder follows an urgent appilcation filed by Mbijiwe’s family over a week ago, demanding that the government either produce him dead or alive or release him without conditions.

In the family’s affidavit, Mbijiwe’s mother, Jane Gatwiri recounts that her son was abducted on June 12, 2021, along Roysambu in Nairobi on his way to Meru County. She alleges that he was arrested by men who were believed to be security officers, dressed in civilian clothes and traveling in an unmarked vehicle.

The family alleges Mbijiwe had previously reported threats to his life prior to disappearing. His last public appearance was during a Muuga FM interview on June 10, 2021, where he discussed national security issues.

“The said detention is illegal, irregular, and unlawful and cannot be justified in a democratic society that believes in the rule of law and constitutionalism,” his mother argued in the application.

She further stated that his continued disappearance violates his constitutional right to liberty, health, and freedom of movement, and would have the court issue an order instructing the state to disclose where he is.

The case will be mentioned on November 11, 2025.

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