DPP discontinues murder charges against 15 officers in case involving two Indian nationals and a Kenyan
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The Director of Public Prosecutions DPP has discontinued murder charges against 15 police officers accused of abducting and killing two Indian nationals and a Kenyan taxi driver. The officers, from the disbanded Special Services Unit, National Intelligence Service, and Kenya Wildlife Service, were implicated in the disappearance of Mohammed Zaid Sami Kidwai, Zulfiqar Ahmed Khan, and their driver between July 22 and 23, 2022, near the Ole Sereni Hotel in Nairobi. The two Indian nationals had reportedly arrived in the country to join President William Ruto's campaign team. A notice filed in a Kiambu court on June 19, 2026, stated the prosecution's intent to cease proceedings against the officers, citing powers conferred by Article 1576 of the Constitution of Kenya and Section 82 of the Criminal Procedure Code. Lawyer Danstan Omari, representing some of the accused, had previously argued that the officers were victims of political persecution. The case had garnered national and international attention, with investigations confirming the deaths of the three individuals after their abduction.
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