The High Court is today expected to issue further directions in the case involving the disappearance of Wajir Huduma Centre manager and Assistant County Commissioner Hussein Abdirahman Mohamed.
This follows an urgent habeas corpus application filed by his family, through lawyer Danstan Omari, seeking to compel state agencies to either produce Hussein, dead or alive, or disclose his whereabouts.
Justice Chacha Mwita had on Tuesday, July 15, directed that the respondents named in the case be served with court papers immediately to enable the case to proceed.
The case was triggered by Hussein’s alleged disappearance on July 8, 2025.
Despite having reported his disappearance at Sojir Police Station in Wajir, the family says no meaningful progress or communication has been made more than a week later, heightening their concern.
They say they have been left distressed and in the dark as to his fate, prompting them to turn to the courts in search of answers and accountability.
Kasipul MP Ong’ondo Were's murder case back in court
Three suspects charged with the murder of Kasipul MP Charles Ong’ondo Were are expected back in a Kibera court for a mention.
Ebel Dave Calo Ochieng, William Imoli Imo Shigali, and Edwin Odhiambo have been in custody after the High Court denied them bail a month ago, citing the gravity of the charges.
Justice Diana Kavedza ruled that a pre-bail report be prepared by probation officers before any further decision is made.
The case stems from the April killing of the MP, who was shot dead in a targeted assassination.
Rex Masai’s hearing
Elsewhere, the hearing into the death of Rex Masai is scheduled to resume today.
This follows Wednesday’s session, July 16, where Police Constable Isaiah Murangiri was grilled and denied being the officer captured in photos and CCTV footage allegedly linked to Masai’s fatal shooting during the 2024 anti–Finance Bill protests in Nairobi.
Murangiri told the court that he was stationed at the KICC at the time of the shooting and not at Uhuru Highway, where the incident occurred.
He further denied being the officer seen wearing a blue shirt and wristband as presented in evidence by the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA).
IPOA’s forensic evidence includes a deformed bullet and dried blood samples matching Masai’s DNA, suggesting live bullets were fired during the protest.
The inquest aims to establish responsibility for the shooting, with the court expected to hear further testimony today as proceedings resume.
FIDA’s petition against JSC
In a separate case, the High Court is set to hear a petition filed under a certificate of urgency by the Federation of Women Lawyers in Kenya (FIDA-Kenya).
The petition challenges what FIDA terms as an unconstitutional process by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) that could lead to the removal of multiple Supreme Court judges at once.
FIDA argues that the JSC has initiated a process that, if allowed to proceed, risks the removal of more than two, or potentially all seven, judges of the Supreme Court.
They say such a move would cripple the court and paralyse the administration of justice. FIDA further argues that it would violate constitutional principles, including judicial independence, fair administrative action, access to justice, and the right to a fair hearing.
The court is expected to give directions on the matter
today.
