Juja MP George Koimburi made a dramatic escape on a motorcycle outside Kiambu Law Courts on Thursday, fleeing what his lawyer Ndegwa Njiru described as a brazen abduction attempt.
The chaos unfolded shortly after the MP addressed a press conference, following a court session over his alleged failure to attend prior hearings.
Koimburi, released on a Sh200,000 cash bail on Wednesday, had appeared in court for a ruling scheduled for February 25 on whether his bond terms would change.
Flanked by Njiru, Makueni Senator Dan Maanzo, and other allies, the MP was mid-presser when an official’s signal cut it short. Video footage captured the tense moment as Koimburi alerted his team, and they bolted from the scene.
As they hurried toward a car, a group of men in civilian clothes lunged at the MP, attempting to seize him. His legal team intervened, pushing back the unidentified men, allowing Koimburi to break free.
In a split-second decision, he dashed in the opposite direction, hopped onto a waiting motorbike, and sped off, vanishing into the bustle of Kiambu.
“My client narrowly escaped abduction just outside the courts,” Njiru told reporters, condemning the incident as an attack on Koimburi’s rights. The MP’s allies decried the ordeal as political intimidation, though no official statement has identified the men involved.
The incident has sparked outrage, with questions swirling over who ordered the alleged abduction—and why.
