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Businessman Jimi Wanjigi with (left) his wife Irene Nzisa and members of his legal team during a press briefing after his home was raised by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations at his home in Muthaiga on August 9, 2024. [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard]
High Court in Nairobi has barred the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) from either arresting or detaining businessman Jimi Wanjigi, a day after the police raided his residence in Muthaiga, Nairobi.
Justice Bahati Mwamuye also ordered that in the event DCI was detaining Wanjigi, they should release him immediately until the case he has filed is heard and determined.
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