The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) President Faith Odhimabo has clarified that the legal body will continue to support the family of blogger Ndiang’ui Kinyagia despite his decision to personally testify in court.
Kinyagia, whose case sparked public outcry after he was reported missing under mysterious circumstances on June 22, 2025, with Kenyans accusing the police of abducting him.
Days later, the blogger resurfaced in court, with the DCI labeling it as a worrying trend where individuals feign abduction and provide false information.
In an interview on Citizen TV’s The Explainer show on Tuesday night, Odhiambo explained that LSK is still actively involved through its advocates who are representing Kinyagia’s family, as the blogger opted to represent himself in court.
She added that the society initially intervened after receiving several calls requesting their help when the blogger went missing.
“We had received a lot of calls seeking LSK’s help and we ensured that the family recorded a statement with the LSK concerning what happened and after that, we filed for a habeas corpus. It’s also after the family affirmed that they had reported to the police and assured that no assistance had been provided, that’s when we could engage in the matter,” she clarified.
“LSK engaged in good faith. From our discussions with the family, we were aware that his whereabouts were unknown.”
Odhiambo reaffirmed that the LSK had not withdrawn from the case but allowed Kinyagia to proceed independently to give his account of the events.
“We’ve not yet withdrawn but we allowed him the chance since we have advocates on record who are representing his family so that he can profer his case best as an individual.
“As officers of the court, the moment we get information and since we uphold the rule of law, if the police are right, we’ll say so,” she pointed out while maintaining LSK’s impartiality and adherence to the rule of law.
Following Kinyagia’s reappearance in court, the DCI summoned him to record a statement to assist with the ongoing investigations, citing that he ‘remains a person of interest.’
In response, Kinyagia sought protection from the court, saying that he was afraid of being arrested. Further, he sought an adjournment of the case to review the affidavit in his possession.
Justice Chacha Mwita directed Kinyagia to submit the affidavit explaining his disappearance and the events that preceded his resurfacing.
The hearing was postponed to September 16, 2025.
