Former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju secured a major legal reprieve after the High Court granted him anticipatory bail following his dramatic arrest on Monday evening.
Justice Martin Muya ordered that Tuju be released on a bond of Sh200,000 with one surety or an equivalent cash bail pending further directions in the case.
“It’s hereby ordered the applicants are admitted on an anticipatory bond of Sh200,000 with one (1) surety each or cash bail of similar amount. That mention for further directions is set on April 7,” ruled Justice Muya.
Tuju, through his lawyer Gregg Ndege, had filed an urgent application seeking to block his arrest and continued detention by police, arguing that the circumstances surrounding his confinement were unlawful and violated his fundamental rights.
According to court documents, his legal team claimed that police actions, including maintaining control over him while he was at a hospital in Karen, were inhumane and infringed on his rights to dignity, liberty, and access to medical care.
“That it is in the interest of justice that the Court be pleased to admit the applicant to reasonable bail terms pending ex-parte hearing of this application and/or charge by the Respondents,” Ndege submitted.
The court certified the matter as urgent, noting that failure to grant the orders could expose the applicant to significant prejudice.
The respondents named in the case include the Kenya Police Service Inspector General, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
Tuju’s arrest came just hours after he resurfaced from a reported 36-hour disappearance that his family had described as a suspected abduction. He was picked up at his Karen residence in Nairobi.
The case is scheduled for mention on April 7, 2026, when the court will issue further directions.
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