A bid by the police search former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju’s Karen home failed on Wednesday.
This is after the court rejected the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) application seeking orders to search the home.
DCI had sought a warrant in a bid to extract CCTV footage as part of ongoing investigations into alleged false information.
But in a ruling delivered on Wednesday, Principal Magistrate Daisy Mutai struck out the application dated March 24, 2026.
The court found that it failed to disclose a clear offence against Tuju that would justify the issuance of search warrants under Section 118 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
This was the latest attempt by the police to pin down Tuju in their probe over claims of his self abduction.
He is under probe for allegedly giving false information to police.
Tuju thwarted the police bid to charge him on Tuesday after he fell sick. He also obtained an anticipatory bail to stop the planned arrest. He fell sick while in custody at Karen police station.
His family said on Wednesday there were attempts by police to access
Siaya governor James Orengo visited him at his hospital bed and encouraged him to continue fighting.
“My friend and brother Raphael Tuju has fortitude and endurance. I say, keep fighting. We shall overcome,” said Orengo in a post on his social media.
Several other politicians have visited him at the hospital.
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.
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).
The case is scheduled for mention on April 7, 2026, when the court will issue further directions.
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