Former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Cabinet Raphael Tuju has moved to court seek anticipatory bail over constant threat of arrest and harassment by police and prosecution agencies.
In his ex parte application, Tuju has claimed that he was trailed by unmarked vehicles on March 21 and was forced to abandon his car and seek refuge at a secure location.
The former Jubilee Secretary General told the Court that when he later went to Karen Police Station to record a statement, he was allegedly manhandled by officers, aggravating injuries from a previous plane and motor vehicle accident.
He is also seeking orders to restrain the Inspector General of Police, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) from summoning, arresting, or interfering with his freedom of movement, and to allow him to receive medical treatment without police interference.
The former CS is currently admitted at Karen Hospital under continuous police guard despite not being formally charged. He argues that the custodial control in a hospital setting is inhumane and violates his rights to liberty and medical care.
At the same time, a Kibera court is set to rule on Thursday whether Tuju will be formally charged with giving false information to a person employed in public service, contrary to Section 129(a) of the Penal Code.
According to the charge sheet, the ODPP has approved the charge, paving the way for his arraignment if the court finds he is fit to take plea.
It is alleged that on March 21, 2026, at Entim Sidai Spa & Wellness Sanctuary within Lang’ata, Tuju informed a police officer attached to Karen Police Station that he was trailed by unknown assailants and later abducted.
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Prosecutors claim the information was false, that Tuju knew it was untrue, and that he intended the officer to act on it.
He was expected to take plea on the charge but did not after his lawyers informed the court that he had been admitted to Karen Hospital due to health complications.
Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka told the court that Tuju’s condition worsened while in custody, forcing police to allow doctors to attend to him inside the police cells.
“I must thank the officer in charge at the police station because he allowed doctors from Karen Hospital to come in and examine him inside the police cell,” Kalonzo said.
According to Kalonzo, the attending doctor raised an alarm over Tuju’s deteriorating health, prompting his transfer to the hospital, where he remains admitted as the court awaits a medical report before deciding on whether he will take plea.
