NAIROBI, Kenya – The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has invited Cabinet Secretary for Public Service, Performance, and Delivery Management Justin Muturi to record a statement over his son’s abduction.
The DCI reaffirmed its commitment to resolving abduction cases nationwide amid mounting pressure from the public and government officials.
It further said that the alleged case of abduction involving CJ Muturi’s son is active before DCI Kilimani.
“Considering that only the son volunteered to record a statement, we wish to invite CS Muturi and any other person with information on the incident to record a statement with DCI Kilimani,” a statement from one John Marete on behalf of the DCI reads in part.
The statement from the DCI came hours after CS Muturi addressed the press on Sunday, January 12, 2025, stating that the abductions had gone unchecked and the vice needed 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.
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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.
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.
But in a quick rejoinder, the DCI reassured the public that most of the abduction cases reported to the police had been successfully investigated and are now pending before the court. Investigations into the current cases will be no exception.
“The DCI has so far opened several inquiry files at various stages of investigations, and they will soon be forwarded to the ODPP upon the conclusion of the investigations,” said the security agency.
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The National Police Service (NPS) said it continues to appeal for support from members of the public who may have any information that can assist in the investigations and share it with the relevant authorities in confidence.
“The DCI reaffirms its steadfast commitment to ensuring that all abduction cases are thoroughly investigated and the culprits brought to book,” the statement further reads.
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 NPS denied any involvement in the abductions and distanced itself from the kidnappings.
DCI Mohamed Amin, Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja, and Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen defied a court summons on January 8, 2025.
