Police accused of shielding 'powerful' businessman
National
By
Hudson Gumbihi
| Oct 13, 2025
Officers at the Muthaiga Police Station are on the spot for failing to arrest a businessman accused of assault and unlawful detention of a car.
Despite the Office of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) recommending that Aloise Kinyanjui Kuria and his employees be charged for attacking and unlawfully detaining Anthony Kariuki Theuri, no action has been taken against the businessman said to be the brother of an influential Kiambu politician.
Both Kinyanjui and Kariuki are businessmen, with the former regularly contracting the latter to make doors for his construction projects.
They fell apart on September 17, 2025 after Kinyanjui reportedly instructed his employees to detain Kariuki’s car.
“He had told me the previous day that we will be heading to Kericho, and that I should be at his residence early enough so that we use one vehicle,” says Kariuki.
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On arrival at Kinyanjui’s home Mutahiga home, Kariuki claims he was shocked when the businessman ordered his employees to deflate tyres of his Volkswagen Amarok vehicle.
“Fearing for my safety, I locked myself in the car and made desperate calls for help, including a direct call to the Muthaiga Police Station. Although officers eventually rescue me, they failed to arrest Kinyanjui,” says Kariuki who reported the incident at Muthaiga Police Station under OB 70/17/09/25.
Through his lawyer, Kariuki, pressed for action against Kinyanjui for what he said was illegal detention, theft and malicious damage of his vehicle.
“Matters worsened when our client reported to Muthaiga Police Station to record a statement, only to be informed by your office that the matter would not be pursued because the suspect is politically connected,” says lawyer Anne Githogori in a letter to OCS Esther Wangare.
When contacted, Kinyanjui who also lodged a counter-complaint at the same station is accusing Kariuki of lying.
“I never assaulted him. All I want is my money for failing to deliver on what he was supposed to do,” said Kinyanjui, admitting that he was detaining Kariuki’s car.
According to the businessman, they agreed that he holds the car, until when Kariuki refunds the money for undelivered doors.
“Yes, I have the car and we had initially agreed that he brings the logbook but instead rushed to the police where he made falsehoods,” added Kinyanjui.
Eric Mutua, the principal prosecution counsel, has recommended action be taken against Kinyanjui.
“I find that there is enough evidence to have the said Aloise Kinyanjui together with four mentioned gentlemen be charged with the offence of robbery with violence as the evidence shows that he was assaulted and his motor vehicle taken away from him without his consent,” stated Mutua.
Lawyer Githogori says the continued failure by the OCS to execute lawful directions of the ODPP amounts to obstruction of justice.
“By shielding the said suspect from arrest and arraignment, your office undermines public confidence in law enforcement and portrays an image of selective justice where political or personal considerations override due process,” Githogori wrote back to the station commander on September 30, 2025.
When reached by The Standard, the OCS said: “I don’t discuss matters on the phone,” and hang up.
Kinyanjui claims Kariuki owns him Sh1.5 million – an allegation the latter dismisses as false insisting he is yet to paid for works done and door deliveries at Bomet University.