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Ndiang'ui Kinyagia before the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi, on July 3, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]
Ndiang'ui Kinyagia, a 35-year-old IT expert, knew he was being watched. On Saturday, 21 June, he left behind his gadgets - including phones and laptops - at his Kinoo home and vanished.
His reappearance may have ended his family's anguish, but it raised uncomfortable questions about how the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) surveils citizens.
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