Blogger and IT professional Ndiangui Kinyagia has moved to court seeking orders to block his arrest by law enforcement agencies. He has petitioned the High Court to restrain the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the Inspector General of Police, the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP), and the Attorney General from harassing, threatening, or interfering with his security and freedom.
Through an urgent application, Kinyagia wants conservatory orders issued to prevent the respondents from trailing, surveilling, intimidating, arresting, or charging him. He argues that his safety and liberty are under threat following actions taken against him in relation to a controversial post allegedly made on his compromised X account.
In his petition, Kinyagia also seeks the immediate release of personal items seized from his residence in Kinoo earlier in June 2025. Among the confiscated belongings are two laptops, two mobile phones, two passports, and an international vaccination card. He explains that the items are critical to his livelihood, with the laptops containing important professional information he relies on for his IT work.
The blogger maintains that the confiscation of his tools of trade has severely disrupted his professional duties and placed him under unnecessary hardship. He therefore argues that their continued detention is illegal and violates his right to property and economic activity.
Kinyagia’s move to court comes days after a judge declined to issue blanket orders barring investigative agencies from pursuing him further. The judge observed that Kinyagia has already cooperated with investigators by recording statements and that law enforcement officers have no constitutional authority to harass or torture him. The court emphasized that the police are bound by Article 244 of the Constitution and the National Police Service Act to uphold human rights.
The judge, however, noted that should Kinyagia face any actual threats in the course of the investigation, the court would address the matter promptly. For now, the court will only act based on concrete violations, not anticipated fears.
Despite that ruling, Kinyagia insists that conservatory orders are necessary to protect his safety, restore his seized property, and prevent what he views as unlawful intimidation. His petition will be heard in the Constitutional and Human Rights Division of the High Court in Nairobi.
