The High Court in Nairobi has issued orders barring the police from arresting and detaining Businessman Jimi Wanjigi.
Justice Bahati Mwamuye certified the matter that was filed in court on Thursday as urgent and directed that it be mentioned on August 16, 2024 for further directions.
“Pending the inter-partes hearing and determination of the Application dated 08/08/2024, a conservatory order be and is hereby issued restraining the Respondents jointly and severally, their servants, agents, or third parties acting under the direction or authority of the Respondents from detaining, arresting, or restraining the liberty and freedom of movement of the Petitioner/Applicant, Jimi Wanjigi,” ordered the Judge.
In the case, Wanjigi moved to court seeking conservatory orders to block his arrest over his alleged involvement in the widely publicized ‘Nane Nane’ protests staged in Nairobi on Thursday.
He claimed that police teargassed him and pursued him to his home on 44 Muthaiga Road, and thereafter attempted to forcefully enter his residence to arrest him.
Wanjigi has also denied police reports that items including teargas canisters were allegedly seized from one of his escort vehicles outside his residence.
