Embakasi North MP James Gakuya (right) and Embakasi Central MP Benjamin Gathiru at the DCI headquarters on July 31, 2024.

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The High Court has dismissed a petition by two political allies of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to stop police investigations into allegations that they planned, mobilised or financed the June 2024 Gen-Z protests.

Justice Gregory Mutai ruled that MPs James Gakuya (Embakasi North) and Benjamin Gathiru alias Mejja Donk (Embakasi Central) failed to prove that the investigations violated their constitutional rights or that they had been unlawfully arrested or detained.

The court also rejected their bid to block any future arrest or prosecution in relation to the said protests, saying they had not demonstrated abuse of investigative powers.

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“An apprehension of arrest, however sincerely held, is not evidence that an arrest would be unlawful,” Justice Mutai said.

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The MPs moved to court after being summoned by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on July 31, 2024, over allegations linked to the anti-government protests.

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua (left) and Embakasi Central MP Benjamin Gathiru alias Major Donk attending a church service at PCEA Mwiki church in Kasarani on April 6, 2025.

The DCI was investigating allegations that the MPs and other people had helped plan, mobilise or finance violent elements of the protests. The DCI later recommended charges against five people, including the two MPs.

It proposed charges like conspiracy to commit a felony and directed a separate inquiry into money laundering and financial crimes.

📰 Source: Nation Africa