Why court refused to stop Gachagua-allied MPs’ Gen Z protest probe

Court also rejected their bid to block any future arrest or prosecution.

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

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.

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

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Source: Nation