Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome has been ordered to arraign Azimio La Umoja leader Raila Odinga's bodyguard Maurie Ogeta.
Justice Lawrence Mugambi issued the ruling on Friday when the matter came up before him.
"That, pending the hearing and determination of this application inter-parties, a writ of habeus corpus is hereby issued directing the 2nd Respondent to produce Maurice Ogeta before a court of competent jurisdiction in Nairobi or any other Court within the Republic of Kenya for an inquiry into the issue of his detention," reads the notice.
Mugambi further directed that responses on the matter be filed and served within three days after the order.
"Leave is granted to the Petitioner/Applicant to file and serve any further documentation/replying affidavit if need be within three days," reads the notice.
The case will be mentioned on July 31, 2023, for compliance and further direction.
Ogeta is said to have been arrested by police on Wednesday morning while on his way to work and his whereabouts are unknown up to date.
His family had given the government until 6 pm Friday to have him released.
His mother Jane Ogeta while addressing the media on Wednesday demanded his release.
"I can't say anything without seeing my son, I will only talk when I see him," she said.
She said that she heard the news around 10 am on Wednesday about the son's arrest.
"My son, my child, may God protect him. What has he done wrong? He is only a bodyguard. Give me back my child. I want my child."
Jane said she was shocked when she got information around 1pm from a relative in Migori that Maurice's whereabouts are unknown.
"We only know our son as Baba's bodyguard. Why have they taken him away? What has he done?" she questioned.
The family and the Komolo community at large said they were concerned with the silence of key institutions on the 'disappearance' of their loved one.
On Thursday, Raila dismissed claims that his bodyguard had been released.
The ODM party leader shared a video with the hashtag Free Ogeta, with the caption "We will leave no one behind".
