A Nairobi court has declined to detain Evanson Muriuki Kinyua, an Administration Police (AP) recruit, for seven days as requested by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).

The DCI, through a miscellaneous application, sought a court order to detain Kinyua to enable them to complete investigations into a case of obtaining money by false pretences against him.

According to Corporal Nickson Ariga, two Ruiru businesswomen claim that Kinyua obtained Ksh980,000 from them, purporting to secure employment for them after the concluded recruitment.

In declining to detain the recruit in police custody, Principal Magistrate Paul Mutai stated that the allegations against him remain allegations until proven.

In a ruling delivered on Monday, April 13, 2026, Mutai said that his detention might lead to him losing his chance at the National Police Service (NPS), yet he has been undergoing training for the last five months.

“The respondent (Kinyua) is currently under training, and allegations against him at this stage remain allegations until they are proven,” Magistrate Muchai ruled.

“I understand the implications of placing the respondent (Kinyua) under training in custody; there are high chances that he may even lose his chance of that position,” he added.

The court freed the recruit on a bond of Ksh200,000 with an alternative of paying a cash bail of Ksh50,000.

“Considering the nature of the alleged offences, I am minded to grant the respondent a bond, and he will be released on a bond of Ksh200,000 with alternative cash bail of Ksh50,000,” Magistrate Mutai ruled.

Notably, the court directed the recruit to be appearing before the investigators two days per week, and the appearance will only be for one month.

Kinyua, who is being investigated in a case of obtaining money by false pretences contrary to section 313 of the Penal Code, was arrested on April 10, 2026, at the Nairobi Police Service Embakasi A campus.

According to Corporal Ariga, the investigations were initiated following a complaint by Beth Nyaga and Winfred Njeru, who are business ladies in the Ruiru area.

The court papers state that Beth claims that Kinyua obtained from her Ksh 480,000, while Winfred asserts that he also obtained from him Ksh 500,000, purporting that he would secure police employment during the just-completed police recruitment.

They argue that he never secured the positions for them, and on enquiring, he took them in circles, assuring them that all was well but later switched off his phones.

Officer Ariga reveals that investigations have established that Kinyua received money from the complainants on diverse dates of October 1, 2025, and October 30, 2025, to his Safaricom mobile number.

The matter will be mentioned on May 14, 2026, before Court Number 7 for further directions.