A serial activist Julius Kamau and two others were arrested at the Milimani High Court for disruptimg court proceedings.
The trio and a group of others made it difficult for Justice Alexander Muteti to hear a case where three men were abducted without trace in Mathare last month.
First to be arrested was serial activist Julius Kamau, who last week stripped half naked before Justice Muteti.
The activists shouted, jumped up and down in court, ran towards the judge compelling them to abruptly stop the trial over the three missing men who were allegedly abducted by persons believed to be police officers.
Police swung into action and arrested the three activities who resisted arrest with all their might but were overpowered.
“The suspects will be charged with disturbing court proceedings and contempt of court,”a senior police officer told the Nation.
Last week Justice Muteti advised the activists to maintain their cool as the court was seized of the matter.
The judge had begun hearing the case where relatives of the victims of kidnap-Evans Otieno Omondi, Macmillan Kiarie Mugo and Michael Oloo Osoro are urging the court to compel the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Douglas Kanja and the Director Criminal Investigations (DCI) Mohamed Amin to produce the them in court.
Justice Muteti had summoned Brenda Akoth Opondo, Waceke Macharia , Jane Nyambura Njoroge to appear before him to state what they knew about the disappearance of the trio.
The judge had also directed a CCTV footage referred by a police officer Humphrey Kaimenyi be produced in court for playing in a bid to unearth about the disappearance of the three men.
However, the IGP and DCI through Senior Counsel Paul Nyamondi told the judge the three men are not in their custody.
“The court is usually interested in knowing the truth that would lead to a just determination of a matter and shall do so regardless of the perceived inconvenience it may occasion to any particular individual or party,” stated Justice Muteti while issuing summons to three witnesses.
The judge went on ,“That is the high duty placed on the shoulders of the court in a matter such as this where three Kenyans are said to have been abducted as they went about their daily lives and shuttled to some undisclosed session.”
The court observed that disclosure of the kidnappers or abductors by witnesses offered by relatives of the three persons would aid the IGP and DCI too in their continuing investigations and no prejudice will be suffered by the security agencies.
Justice Muteti said since IGP and DCI have confessed the three men are not in their custody “they must let the applicants (relatives of the kidnapees-Pamela Aloo, Beatrice Wanjira and Rose Apii and Siasa Place (a rights lobby) avail evidence to enable the court determine the truth of the matter.”
The judge futher stated to with hold any evidence whether oral or documentary would place “the court in a quandary thus making it impossible in determining whether the IGP and DCI have the subjects (the three missing persons) in their custody.”
The court further observed in the ruling allowing relatives to adduce evidence observed “the truth must always be laid bare so that the grieving familieds who are anxiously out to establish the fate of their kin can walk out of court shoulders high satisfied that justice has not only been done but seen to be done.”
Further the judge said the courts owe the applicants (relatives of the abductees) under Article 159(2) (a) of the Constitution to have justice done to them irrespective of status.
Relatives of the three-Oloo, Otieno and Mugo moved to court on Friday seeking orders to compel the IG, DCI, the Officer Commanding Buruburu Police Station, the Attorney General and IG Kanja to produce the suspects in court.
Following the disruption of the proceedings by the activists the matter was put off to July 30,2026.
