The Court of Appeal has urged the government to locate the missing Mlolongo people who were allegedly abducted in December 2024.
The directives were issued by Justice Patrick Kiage, who also declined to suspend the proceedings before High Court.
“This is a serious matter. People have been abducted, and if they are not released or brought forward, alive or dead, I question whether it would be appropriate to issue an order for a stay of proceedings,” said Justice Kiage.
The Inspector General (IG) and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) had applied to the Court of Appeal to have the proceedings before Judge Mwita suspended.
They argued that the High Court had unjustly issued a habeas corpus order without establishing that the missing persons were in their custody.
“The concern of the IG and DCI is that the high court has condemned them unheard by issuing the order of harbeus corpus. We have an issue with the manner in which the court is proceeding with the matter,” said Nyamodi.
Amin and Kanja, who appeared before Judge Mwita last month, denied having the missing individuals in their custody but stated that investigations were ongoing.
What followed was two of them being found dead at City Mortuary.
