A court permitted the police to access the medical records of
Juja Member of Parliament George Koimburi in two hospitals over claims he was
abducted and tortured.
Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Robin Ondieki ordered
The Karen Hospital and Plainsview Hospital Ruiru Branch to supply the records
of the MP in relation to the claims of torture.
“A warrant do herby issue to Investigate The Karen
Hospital-Nairobi patient records domiciled at The Karen Hospital Nairobi Branch
and Plainsview Hospital patient records domiciled at Plainsview Hospital Ruiru
Branch relating to George Koimburi, the MP for Juja Constituency as to enable
IP Nicholas Njoroge, an Investigator attached to DCI Operations Support Unit,
to have access, inspect/ investigate, obtain information and demand to be
supplied with and carry away as exhibits certified copies of all the health
records relating to Hon. George Koimburi, the MP for Juja Constituency for the
period between 26th May, 2025 and 29th May, 2025, in respect of the said
patient,” said part of the order.
This follows failed attempts by the police to access the MP
at the Karen Hospital.
They have also been unable to access his medical records at
the Karen Hospital and Plainsview Hospital Ruiru Branch.
The police told the magistrate that the issue has elicited so
much anxiety among the general public in this era of abductions.
The police said the probe will be important, and indeed not only
to the politicians but to every citizen of this country to know if indeed the
abductions are handled by the state agencies or other forces in the dark and
especially at this time of anxieties.
And after considering the application, the magistrate allowed
it.
“An order to issue compelling the Executive Officer of the
Karen Hospital Nairobi Branch and the In -Charge Plainsview Hospital Ruiru to
nominate authorize person (s) to make and give to Inspector Nicholas Njoroge, a
police officer and an Investigator attached to DCI, Operation Support Unit, a
certificate of production of electronic evidence under section 106(B) of the
Evidence Act in respect of Evidence (certified copies) generated electronically
or from and by electronic devices.”
Njoroge said the matter was first reported at Mugutha Police
Station on 25th May 2025 vide OB 21/25/05/2025 at 1600 hours by one Peter
Kiratu Mbari and that Koimburi was abducted by unknown men who had their faces
concealed by blue masks and driven away in a Subaru Forster shortly after
attending a church service.
The incident was captured by amateur videos which have since
gone viral on various social platforms in the country, creating a lot of panic
among other Members of Parliament, family friends and the general public.
In the morning of May 2025, the said MP was found abandoned
in one of the Coffee plantations within his Constituency while writhing in
pain and taken to Plainsview Hospital for first aid and then transferred to The
Karen Hospital for further medication.
Police argued Koimburi is a politician with a political
following in the country, and his health conditions are a matter of public
concern, which has continued to elicit a lot of public debate that could lead to a negative security impact in the country.
“It is necessary that the order is issued to enable us to receive health documents and other records relating to the treatment of the George
Koimburi held at The Karen Hospital and Plainsview Hospital,” he argued.
This is the latest development in the saga so far.
On Friday, the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi released four
suspects linked to the alleged staged abduction of Koimburi, ruling that there
were insufficient grounds to continue holding them in custody.
The suspects, Grace Nduta Wairimu (MCA for Kanyenya-ini
Ward), Peter Kiratu Mbari, David Macharia Gatana, and Cyrus Muhia were each
granted release on a cash bail of Sh300,000 or an alternative bond of Sh1
million.
As part of their release conditions, the court prohibited
the suspects from contacting any witnesses directly or through intermediaries.
Magistrate Carolyne Mugo also ordered them to report to the
investigating officer weekly or whenever summoned by the Directorate of
Criminal Investigations (DCI).
The court also granted the prosecution the liberty to
request cancellation of the suspects’ bail at any time should they violate the
court-imposed conditions.
The case is scheduled for mention on June 5, 2025.
The four were arrested in connection with the alleged staged
abduction of MP George Koimburi, reportedly carried out on May 25, 2025.
They were presented in court under a miscellaneous
application in which the DCI sought to detain them for an additional 15 days to
allow for further investigation and guidance from the Director of Public
Prosecutions (DPP).
The suspects are accused of participating in the alleged
abduction with the intent to commit murder, a violation of Section 258 of the
Penal Code.
