Court blocks arrest of Isiolo Governor in kidnap, robbery case
The ruling came after Hassan, Dade Boru and four others filed a petition on August 26, seeking to stop their prosecution over a June 19 incident in Machakos County.
The High Court in Kiambu has halted the arrest and prosecution of Isiolo Governor Ibrahim Abdi Hassan, popularly known as Guyo, and six others in connection with the alleged kidnapping and robbery of a former county health executive.
Justice Dorah Chepkwony, who presided over the matter during the High Court recess, issued a conservatory order barring the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) from taking any action against the group until their petition is determined.
"The application is certified as urgent and is hereby admitted for hearing during the ongoing High Court recess," said Justice Chepkwony.
"That a conservatory order be and is hereby issued restraining the Respondents, their Servants, Agents, junior officers and/or anybody from effecting and/or anybody from arresting, harassing, charging or otherwise interfering with the Petitioners/Applicants herein pending the hearing and determination of this Application," she ordered .
The ruling came after Hassan, Dade Boru and four others filed a petition on August 26, seeking to stop their prosecution over a June 19 incident in Machakos County.
According to the ODPP, "CCTV footage from Outbark Hotel placed Governor Ibrahim Abdi Hassan alias Guyo alongside Abdullahi Jaldesa Banticah, Dade Boru, Abdirashid Ali Diba alias Ngila, Abdinur Dima Jillo, Ahmed Duale, Josephat Mwangi Komu and Yusuf Maina at the scene."
The ODPP alleged that former Isiolo County Chief Officer of Health Abdirahaman Mohamed was meeting with 15 Members of County Assembly allied to the governor’s impeachment at Outbark Hotel in Maanzoni when Hassan and his supporters confronted him.
It is alleged that on Hassan’s instructions, the group assaulted and disarmed Abdirahaman, forced him into a vehicle, blindfolded him and later dumped him in the Ruai sewage area.
Abdirahaman reported that during the ordeal, he lost a licensed Glock pistol with 15 rounds of ammunition, an iPhone 16, KSh70,000 in cash and other personal belongings.
The court has directed the petitioners to serve their application on the respondents without delay. Both sides have been ordered to file written submissions within seven days each, ahead of the hearing scheduled for Wednesday, September 24.
