{"id":135265,"date":"2026-03-24T11:02:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T11:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/dpp-rejects-tujus-quest-for-bail-pending-arraignment-as-police-move-him-to-karen-hospital\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T11:02:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T11:02:46","slug":"dpp-rejects-tujus-quest-for-bail-pending-arraignment-as-police-move-him-to-karen-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/dpp-rejects-tujus-quest-for-bail-pending-arraignment-as-police-move-him-to-karen-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"DPP rejects Tuju\u2019s quest for bail pending arraignment as police move him to Karen Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 24 \u2014 The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has rejected former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju\u2019s bid for bail pending arraignment after police transferred him to Karen Hospital, insisting that any application can only be made after he has taken plea.<\/strong><\/p>\n

ODPP declared its opposition to the bail request during an appearance at Kibra Magistrate Court on Tuesday after Tuju\u2019s lawyers have challenged the charge sheet and the court\u2019s jurisdiction, arguing that proceedings cannot continue in the absence of their client in court.<\/p>\n

The developments escalate the legal battle surrounding Tuju, even as investigators from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) pursue allegations that he staged his own disappearance.<\/p>\n

A charge sheet circulated by Tuju\u2019s lawyer Ndegwa Njeru indicated that the prosecution would pursue charges under Section 129 of the Penal Code as anticipated.<\/p>\n

DCI Director Mohamed Amin on Monday said the investigation had pointed to possible violations of Section 129 of the Penal Code, which criminalizes the provision of false information to a public officer.<\/p>\n

Amin told news reporters that police moved with urgency after encountering resistance from Tuju\u2019s family during initial attempts to access his residence.<\/p>\n

\u201cFollowing the family\u2019s initial denial of access to Mr. Tuju\u2019s residence along Miotoni Drive, the National Police Service escalated the matter with utmost urgency and resolve,\u201d Amin said.<\/p>\n

A joint team of uniformed officers and plainclothes detectives was deployed late Sunday night to secure the Karen residence, which was cordoned off as investigators sought a court-sanctioned search warrant.<\/p>\n

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At the core of the DCI\u2019s case is its assertion that Tuju never left his home during the period he was reported missing.<\/p>\n

\u201cBased on solid intelligence and meticulous forensic analysis, the DCI conclusively \u2014 without an iota of doubt \u2014 determined Tuju was physically present within his residence throughout the period in question,\u201d Amin said.<\/p>\n

Investigators maintain that Tuju only resurfaced after realizing police were closing in.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen confronted with the reality that police were closing in on the truth, Tuju chose to resurface\u2026 confirming that this was a carefully staged disappearance rather than a genuine abduction,\u201d Amin added.<\/p>\n

The DCI argued that the alleged conduct meets the threshold under Section 129, which provides that anyone who knowingly gives false information to a public officer, prompting official action, commits an offence punishable by up to three years in prison.<\/p>\n

Police say Tuju\u2019s reported distress \u2014 including claims that he was being trailed by a numberless vehicle \u2014 triggered a significant security response.<\/p>\n

Amin described the case as part of a broader trend.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis deliberate conduct appears to be a calculated effort to deceive the public, generate unwarranted sympathy, and undermine the integrity of our law enforcement agencies,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He added that investigators had documented multiple cases of staged disappearances, including among politically exposed individuals, warning of an emerging pattern aimed at eroding public trust.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 24 \u2014 The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has rejected former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju\u2019s bid for bail pending arraignment after police transferred him to Karen Hospital, insisting that any application can only be made after he has taken plea. ODPP declared its opposition to the bail request during […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-135265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135265"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135265\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}