The High Court has set Thursday, July 17, 2025, to give directions on an application filed seeking an order to have the state produce the missing Wajir Assistant County Commissioner Hussein Abdirahman Mohamed dead or alive.

Justice Chacha Mwita on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, also directed pleadings to be served immediately to enable the court to issue the directions on the matter on Thursday.

The family of Mohamed sued the Attorney General (AG), Inspector General of Police (IG) Douglas Kanja, and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP) over his sudden disappearance.

Hussein, who also serves as the Wajir Manager at Huduma Centre, is said to have mysteriously gone missing on July 8, 2025, and has since not been heard from or reported found anywhere within the Republic of Kenya.

Through a certificate of urgency, the family is seeking a court order compelling IG Kanja to immediately and unconditionally produce the government official, dead or alive, in court.

“That this honourable court be pleased to direct the 2nd respondent (IG), either personally or jointly with the other respondents (AG and ODPP), to immediately and unconditionally present the person Hussein herein before this honourable court on or before July 14, 2025, to be subjected to the rule of law,” part of the application read.

“That by virtue of this Honourable court’s jurisdiction to order the Respondents (IG, AG, ODPP) to produce the Applicant (Hussein Mohamed) before it, or his body, this Court is suo moto enjoined by the law to order the release of the said Applicant, or his immediate presentation before court, if at all he has committed any offence cognisable under the laws governing the citizens of the Republic of Kenya,” the application further read.

According to the application, the Assistant County Commissioner was last seen flanking the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Public Service, during his visit to Wajir County, shortly before he went missing.

They also state that upon his disappearance, they reported the matter to police on July 10, 2025, in a bid to establish Hussein’s whereabouts.

However, they claim that their efforts have not yielded any results, and his location remains unknown.

“That the family members of the applicant (Hussein Mohamed) made a report to police officers at Sojir Police Station in Wajir County in a bid to get closure on his whereabouts. However, the same has borne no fruit yet. (Annexed herewith and marked DO 3 is a copy of the OB number under which the said report was made by the applicant’s family members),” part of the application read.