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Tuju seeks court orders to block arrest, grant bail, remove bedside police

(L) Prosecutor Victor Owiti with Raphael Tuju's Lawyer Kalonzo Musyoka at Kibera Law Courts on March 24, 2026. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju has filed an urgent application at the High Court in Nairobi seeking anticipatory bail and orders to have police officers withdrawn from his hospital bedside ahead of his intended prosecution over allegations of giving false information.

In a Notice of Motion filed before the Milimani High Court, Tuju is also seeking orders restraining the Inspector General of Police, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) from arresting or detaining him in any manner before formal charges are preferred against him.

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