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On June 21, 2025, activistic and blogger Ndiangui Kinyagia was forcibly taken from his home, conscionable days aft helium posted a arguable June 25 protestation timetable connected his X account.
The timetable by Ndiangui Kinyagia outlined a series of protestation actions starting with prayers, and ending with “2PM – Hanging of Ruto.”
That station rapidly went viral. And, according to the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), made Ndiangui a nonstop people for the police.
Ndiangui Kinyagia (L) and the June 25 Protests Timetable (R).Ndiangui Kinyagia Arrest and Disappearance Timeline
On the Saturday day of June 21, 6 to 10 unmarked Subaru vehicles with distorted fig plates pulled up extracurricular 1313 Apartments successful Kinoo, wherever Ndiangui lived.
1313 Apartments Kinoo.Plain-clothed men successful balaclavas and carrying handguns jumped retired and stormed the building.
They recovered Ndiangui wrong his apartment.
Neighbors aboriginal said the officers roughed him up, dragged him out, and bundled him into 1 of the waiting Subarus earlier speeding off. Just moments earlier helium was taken, Ndiangui managed to nonstop a photograph to his family. It showed an inventory papers bearing the authoritative DCI logo, listing items the officers were seizing from his home.
According to the affidavit filed by LSK CEO Florence Muturi, 2 passports belonging to Ndiangui Kinyagia, and the pursuing items were taken:
- MacBook Pro (silver)
- iPhone 13 Pro
- Samsung Galaxy A72
- Three outer hard drives
- Printed protestation fliers and placards
- Handwritten notebooks and journals
- Four USB flash drives
- Wi-Fi router and modem
- Canon EOS 80D DSLR camera
- Documents labeled “Protest Logistics”
That photograph was the last communication Ndiangui sent. His phones were switched disconnected instantly after, and since then, helium has remained unreachable.
He has not been brought to court, nary authoritative charges person been filed, and his whereabouts stay unknown.
Last photograph that Ndiangui Kinyagia sent his family.DCU Deny Abducting Ndiangui Kinyagia
At first, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) brag Mohammed Amin publically denied having Ndiangui successful custody. A DCI spokesperson adjacent urged him to surrender, stating helium was lone a “person of interest” implicit the viral protestation post.
But the photograph Ndiangui Kinyagia sent, and witnesser accounts from neighbors, straight contradict the DCI’s claim.
Those neighbors aboriginal revealed that they had been threatened by the officers not to speak, and lone came guardant aft confirming the idiosyncratic asking was Ndiangui’s mother.
In effect to the disappearance, the Law Society of Kenya filed a habeas corpus application. The tribunal issued a almighty order: the DCI indispensable nutrient Ndiangui Kinyagia, dormant oregon alive.
The LSK argues that Ndiangui’s apprehension and concealed detention interruption his law rights nether Article 49, which guarantees the rights of arrested persons, and Article 21, which obligates the authorities to support and uphold quality rights.
So far, 2 different individuals—Suleiman Wanjau Bilali and Robert Otiti Elwak—have been arraigned implicit related protestation posts. But Ndiangui remains missing. His family, lawyers, and chap activists are inactive waiting for answers.
By Vivian K.
The station HOW NDIANGUI KINYAGIA WAS TAKEN: A STEP-BY-STEP ACCOUNT OF HIS DISAPPEARANCE appeared archetypal connected BNN.