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The lawmaker failed to appear before the court, prompting the magistrate to issue a warrant for his arrest, along with two other accused persons who were also absent.

A Nairobi court has issued a warrant of arrest against Juja Member of Parliament (MP) George Koimburi after he failed to appear in court to face charges relating to staging his abduction in May this year.

In a statement released on Wednesday, July 16, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) revealed that Koimburi was expected to answer to charges of conspiring to defeat the course of justice in a case involving seven individuals.

However, the lawmaker failed to appear before the court, prompting the magistrate to issue a warrant for his arrest, along with two other accused persons who were also absent.

The charges relate to an incident on May 25, 2025, in which Koimburi, along with Juja Constituency Development Fund Chairperson Peter Kiratu Muhia, Kanyenya-ini Ward MCA Grace Nduta Wairimu, and others, allegedly staged the MP's abduction in the Mugutha area, Juja Sub-County.

According to the prosecution, the staged abduction was orchestrated to obstruct Koimburi’s arrest and arraignment at the Kiambu Law Courts, where he was expected to face four land fraud charges.

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In court, four of the accused, Kiratu, Wairimu, David Macharia Gatana, and Cyrus Keriu Muhia, appeared before Senior Principal Magistrate Ben Mark Ekhubi and pleaded not guilty to conspiracy charges.

Wiper Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka visiting MP George Koimburi at the hospital

Furthermore, Kiratu faces an additional charge of providing false information to the police and publishing misleading information.

The ODPP detailed that on the day of the alleged abduction, Kiratu falsely reported the incident to an officer at Mugutha Police Station, claiming masked individuals had kidnapped Koimburi after attending a church service.

Separately, Koimburi is also accused of publishing false information in a press statement released on June 7 via a YouTube channel while receiving treatment at Karen Hospital.

The court granted bail to each of the four accused persons in the amount of Ksh300,000, with the requirement that they present three contact persons as sureties. Meanwhile, Koimburi, along with the sixth and seventh accused, remains at large.

All seven accused are expected to appear in court for mention on August 5, 2025.