NAIROBI, Kenya – The Democratic Action Party (DAP-K) leader Eugine Wamalwa has urged Cabinet Secretary for Public Service, Performance, and Delivery Management Justin Muturi after he issued a ‘bold’ statement condemning the ongoing abductions in the country.
This is after CS Muturi called for the expeditious arrest of those involved in the abductions of young Kenyans in June 2024.
“Bold statement by Public Service CS @HonJBMuturi! Let him be bold enough to do the honourable thing and tender his resignation from this ignoble regime that has earned Kenya a terrible global reputation of being the hotbed of corruption, abductions, enforced disappearances, and extra-judicial killings,” Wamalwa wrote on his X account.
Speaking to the press on Sunday, January 12, 2025, CS Muturi stated that the abductions have gone unchecked and the vice needs to be nipped in the bud.
“So, therefore, the security forces should arrest and bring to book all those that are involved in the abductions without fail, and all the young people being held in illegal captivity should immediately be freed,” said CS Muturi.
How Justin Muturi fell victim to the abductions
According to the former Attorney General, he was fully aware of the Cabinet’s collective responsibility doctrine.
“But since I am also a victim of the auctions and serving in this government, I have not gotten any answers as to why my son was abducted and held incommunicado, and nobody gave any reasons for that abduction,” added CS Muturi.
CS Muturi, a close ally of President William Ruto, noted that he still reels from the emotional turmoil his family was subjected to after the disappearance of his son in June 2024.
Bold statement by Public Service CS @HonJBMuturi! Let him be bold enough to do the honourable thing and tender his resignation from this ignoble regime that has earned Kenya a terrible global reputation of being the hotbed of corruption,abductions, enforced dissappearances and…
Leslie Muturi was released after being reportedly kidnapped on Saturday night in Nairobi’s Lavington area.
“I have taken this unusual step so that the matter of abductions and all extra-judicial activities being committed by whoever can now be honestly and robustly debated in the country with a view of finding a lasting solution to this scourge which, if left unchecked, can plunge the country into chaos and anarchy. We cannot live in fear in a democratic country,” explained the CS.
Why abductions in Kenya is a worrying trend
More than 80 Kenyans have been kidnapped since June 2025 during the anti-government protests, according to human rights organisations.
Five Kenyans, including cartoonist Gideon Kibet, also known as Kibet Bull, Billy Mwangi, Peter Muteti, Bernard Kavuli, and Rony Kiplangat, went missing after making social media posts criticising President Ruto and the government.
The victims’ accounts suggested that the kidnappers were security personnel, although the National Police Service denied any involvement in the abductions and distanced itself from the kidnappings.
Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Mohamed Amin, Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja, and Interior Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kipchumba Murkomen defied a court summons on January 8, 2025.
