High Court summons WPA director over three witnesses in four-man missing case
Key points
- Nairobi High Court ordered the Witness Protection Agency director to appear personally and explain action on three potential witnesses.
- Habeas corpus: Kiamaiko businessman Abdulaziz Zizou, Macmillan Kiarie Mugo, Michael Oloo and Evans Otieno — missing nearly two months.
- Lawyer Abner Mango said protection was sought on 20 July 2026 and papers served on 21 July; WPA staff said the file was still on a desk.
- The director was told to appear Tuesday; the answer may affect a pending anticipatory-bail application. Police counsel Nyamodi made no substantive reply on Monday.
The High Court at Milimani wants a person, not a letterhead. On Monday 17 August 2026 a judge ordered the Director of the Witness Protection Agency to sit in court and say what, if anything, the agency did for three people named as potential witnesses in a habeas corpus file, Eastleigh Voice reported.
The four men the families cannot find are Kiamaiko businessman Abdulaziz Zizou, Macmillan Kiarie Mugo, Michael Oloo and Evans Otieno — gone for nearly two months. Lawyer Abner Mango said he formally asked WPA on 20 July to protect three people the applicants believe can tell the court how Zizou vanished. He said his office served the agency on 21 July and followed up in person on Monday. Staff confirmed receipt and said the papers were “still on the desk.” “In admitting that they have received the court documents, they then tell us that the same are still on the desk. So we are surprised as to what is pending.” Mango argued the statute already obliges WPA to protect witnesses and to explain the “verdict” it has taken. Families say the three could be threatened if they stay unprotected. Police lawyer Nyamodi did not make a full reply. The judge set a personal appearance for Tuesday and linked that answer to a pending anticipatory-bail application running with the habeas file. A summons is not a finding that the four are in a cell — it is a demand that the protection agency stop leaving the request on furniture.
A desk pile is not a protection plan
July 20 to mid-August is long enough for WPA to say yes, no, or what extra paper it needs. The Tuesday appearance should be a written decision, not another “pending.”
Crime desk: Crime. Verified four names, three witnesses, 20–21 July dates and Tuesday order from Eastleigh Voice.
WPA should file a one-page status. ODPP and DCI should say whether any of the four is in lawful custody.
Families should keep the habeas diary; a missed Tuesday is another delay they can put on the record.
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Based on Eastleigh Voice reporting of Monday’s Milimani hearing. The four men remain missing in that account.
