Court dismisses bid to compel release of alleged abduction victims

Plain cloth police officers arrest a protestor during anti-government demonstrations along Moi Avenue in Nairobi, on July 16, 2024. [File, Standard]

The High Court has dismissed an application by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) and Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah to compel the government to release individuals allegedly abducted by the police in December 2024 and January 2025.

Judge Bahati Mwamuye, in dismissing the application, ruled that LSK and Omtatah failed to provide sufficient evidence to show that the missing persons were in police custody.