Kenya's High Court granted former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju a KSh200,000 anticipatory bond on March 24, 2026, preventing police arrest during investigations into claims he staged his own abduction. This follows his March 23 detention after resurfacing from a 36-hour disappearance, during which his health deteriorated, leading to ICU admission.
Justice Martin M. Muya ordered the bond or equivalent cash bail with one surety, barring police action pending probe into allegations by DCI Director Mohamed Amin that Tuju staged his abduction. Tuju had resurfaced at his Karen home on March 23 after going missing since March 22, with his car abandoned nearby. Detained shortly after a press conference, his health worsened at Karen Police Station—blood sugar dropping to 1.9 mmol/L—prompting Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka to warn 'we might lose Tuju within 5 minutes.' He was rushed to Karen Hospital's ICU, accompanied by Musyoka and DAP-K's Eugene Wamalwa, who accused police mishandling. President William Ruto, at a Migori rally on March 24, accused opposition figures like Musyoka and former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua of misleading Tuju: 'They went to lie to Tuju... told him to go and hide in his bedroom and pretend he had been abducted.' The saga ties to Tuju's dispute with East African Development Bank over a KSh1.2 billion loan to Dari Limited, now escalated to KSh4.5 billion, including a recent sealing of Dari Park property.
