The high court has issued new directives to the acting Inspector General of Police Gilbert Masengeli after the IG failed to appear in court as directed by the judge.
According to reports, the Acting Inspector General was scheduled to appear in person before Justice Lawrence Mugambi over the disappearance of two siblings and an activist in Kitengela Town.
The judge further ordered the Acting IG, DPP, AG, DCI and National Intelligence Service to immediately disclose the whereabouts the siblings and the activist (Bob Micheni, Jamil Longton and Aslam Longton) an order that was also not complied to.
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However, despite the numerous contempts by the accused, Justice Lawrence Mugambi has issued new directives to the acting Inspector General of Police a chance to explain himself before spelling out its consequences.
According to the High Court Judge, the Acting Inspector General should appear in court on Thursday at 10:00 am after failing to appear today after which the court will issue further directives.
“The IG shall attend court on Thursday to purge the contempt before further proceedings,” Justice Lawrence Mugambi ruled on Tuesday afternoon.
This comes after the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) filed a case stating that several reports have been made that the three were abducted by armed police officers, taken away and held incommunicado at undisclosed locations.
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LSK says Bob was abducted on 19th August 2024 at around 10:40 pm by masked men on his way home from a matatu commonly known as the Rembo shuttle in the Kasina area while the other two were abducted on August 19, 2024, at around 2:00 pm while leaving their house at Kitengela.