Court Orders IG Kanja, DCI Boss to Produce Missing Busia Businessman, Alive or Dead

The High Court of Kenya in Busia has issued a directive to top security officials to produce a missing man, Ahmed Ibrahim Mohamed, a renowned businessman in Busia County, following a petition filed under a Certificate of Urgency.

In a ruling delivered by Justice William Musyoka and dated February 5, 2026, the court issued an order of habeas corpus compelling the Inspector General of the National Police Service, Douglas Kanja, and the Director of Criminal Investigations, Mohamed Amin, to produce Ahmed Ibrahim Mohamed before the court.

The order directs the respondents to produce him, whether alive or dead, and to provide a lawful cause for his arrest, detention, or continued confinement.

Court Orders IG Kanja and DCI Boss to Produce Busia Businessman Dead or Alive

The case was filed as Andrew Okoiti and Mohamed Garad Mohamed vs. The Inspector General, National Police Service, and the Director of Criminal Investigations.

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Justice Musyoka further ordered that, in default of producing Ahmed Ibrahim Mohamed, the respondents must file affidavits within 24 hours. The affidavits are required to provide a full, truthful, and individual account of:

The circumstances surrounding the arrest of Ahmed Ibrahim Mohamed.
The officers involved and their command structure;
The place or places of detention or transfer; and
His current whereabouts, condition, or fate.

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According to the court document dated February 5, 2026, the matter has been scheduled for an inter partes hearing on February 9, 2026.

The prominent Busia businessman, Ibrahim Mohamed (also identified as Ibrahim Mohammed), reportedly went missing approximately two weeks ago, with reports of his disappearance emerging in late January.

According to available accounts, Ibrahim, a 35-year-old fish trader, was allegedly removed from a Nairobi-bound bus at a police roadblock near Busia town by individuals suspected to be officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).

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At the time of the alleged abduction, he was reportedly carrying KSh 17 million in cash, believed to belong to fish traders from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Residents staged protests on Wednesday, February 4, demanding that police reveal his whereabouts.

His family has accused the DCI of involvement in an enforced disappearance.

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