By Andrew Kariuki
Former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju has secured anticipatory bail after the High Court granted him a Ksh 200,000 bond following his arrest earlier this week.
Justice Martin Muya issued the orders after Tuju, through his lawyer Gregg Ndege, filed an urgent application seeking to block his arrest and continued detention by police.
“It’s hereby ordered the applicants are admitted on an anticipatory bond of Ksh 200,000 with one surety each or cash bail of a similar amount. That mention for further directions is set on April 7,” Justice Muya ruled.
In court filings, Tuju’s legal team argued that the circumstances surrounding his detention were unlawful and violated his constitutional rights.
“The applicants argue that the ongoing police presence and control over him at the Karen Hospital is inhumane, unjustified and violates his rights to dignity, liberty, and medical care,” the application states.
Ndege urged the court to intervene, telling the judge that it was in the interest of justice to grant reasonable bail terms pending further hearing of the application or any charges that may be brought against Tuju.
“That it is in the interest of justice that the Court be pleased to admit the applicant to reasonable bail terms pending ex-parte hearing of this application and/or charge by the Respondents,” he submitted.
He further warned that failure to grant the orders would expose his client to significant prejudice, emphasizing the urgency of the matter.
The court certified the application as urgent and granted the anticipatory bail, offering Tuju protection against arrest under the stated terms.
The Inspector General of Police, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), and the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) were named as respondents in the case.
Tuju was arrested on Monday evening at his Karen residence, hours after resurfacing from a reported 36-hour disappearance that his family had earlier described as an alleged abduction.
The matter will be mentioned on April 7, 2026, for further directions.
