The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has distanced itself from allegations surrounding the disappearance of Wajir Huduma Centre boss Hussein Abdirahman Mohamed, stating that it has no legal authority to arrest, detain, or abduct individuals.
In formal court filings opposing the habeas corpus application lodged by Hussein’s family, the ODPP maintained that the allegations made in the petition dated July 14, 2025, do not fall within its constitutional mandate.
Through Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Job Mulati, the ODPP argued that no file regarding the matter has been opened before their office and that the Director of Public Prosecutions is not seized of the case.
The DPP further asserted that they are incapable of complying with the court orders sought, particularly the production of the missing man, as they neither arrested nor have custody of him.
Consequently, the ODPP asked the court to strike it from the petition entirely, saying the case discloses no actionable claim against the office.
In the case, the family seeks to compel state agencies to produce Hussein Abdirahman Mohamed, who allegedly went missing under suspicious circumstances earlier this month.
The petition names the Attorney General, Inspector General of Police, Directorate of Criminal Investigations, and the ODPP as respondents.
