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Justice Nyaundi directed that the DCI and Inspector General Douglas Kanja jointly pay the Ksh5 million damages.

The High Court has awarded Ksh5 million in damages to Ndiang'ui Kinyagia, the tech entrepreneur whose home was raided by officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) at the height of the June 2025 protests

Justice Patricia Nyaundi found that the DCI officers violated Kinyagia's rights to privacy, property, dignity, and freedom during the unlawful raid.

She further determined that the officers had violated his security of the person and freedom of movement

“I find that the first, second and fourth respondents violated the petitioner’s right to privacy as guaranteed under Article 31 of the Constitution when they entered his house, searched it and seized his items in contravention of the law,” the judge ruled.

The judge added that a medical assessment revealed Kinyagia suffered psychological distress following the raid that forced him into hiding.

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A file photo of Ndiangui Kinyagia.

Justice Nyaundi issued another order barring the National Police Service (NPS) and the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) from prosecuting him on evidence acquired following the unconstitutional raid.

"The police did not first obtain lawful authority and then investigate. They invaded, searched, and seized, and only thereafter sought to clothe their conduct with the appearance of legality,” she said.

Consequently, she directed that the DCI and Inspector General Douglas Kanja jointly pay the awarded damages, with interest from the date of the judgment, and the litigation costs.

Ndiangui went missing after the DCI raided his home in June 2025, after they linked him to a social media account linked to a viral post urging Kenyans to March to State House.

At the time, DCI Boss Amin Mohamed confirmed that he was a person of interest but denied that he was in police custody.

He, however, appeared in court a few days after a petition was filed to have the law enforcement agencies present him in court. At the time, he appeared visibly shaken, and his lawyers asked for privacy as he reunited with his family.