In today’s court news, The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the Inspector General of Police have formally responded to a habeas corpus application filed by Philip Nahashon Aroko at the High Court of Kenya.
In a sworn affidavit, Inspector Oliver Nabonwe, one of the officers investigating the murder of Charles Ong’ondo Were, asserted that Aroko had not shown how the DCI or the Inspector General acted in bad faith or misused legal procedures to warrant the High Court’s intervention.
Inspector Nabonwe stated that on May 7, 2025, the DCI issued a public notice on its official Facebook page directing Aroko to immediately surrender at the nearest police station. That same night, at approximately 10:00 p.m., Aroko complied and presented himself at Gigiri Police Station.
Upon his surrender, the DCI was notified, and the investigating officers went to Gigiri, where they arrested Aroko and subsequently transferred him to Kasarani Police Station.
On May 9, 2025, Aroko was brought before the Chief Magistrate’s Court at JKIA under a miscellaneous application. The court granted the DCI a seven-day custodial order to facilitate further investigations.
Based on these events, the DCI contends that Aroko has not demonstrated any violation of his rights.
The DCI and the Inspector General emphasized that all actions taken were within the scope of their legal mandates. They maintained that their officers acted independently and lawfully, with no intention of infringing upon Aroko’s constitutional rights.
