More trouble for DPP Renson Igonga as four petitioners including foreigners call for his removal
The problems at the door step of the head of the ODPP Mr.Renson Igonga seems not to be going far away if the current developments are something to to go by.
This is after four petitioners filed a complain at the public Service Commission calling for his removal over misconduct.
The petitioners also wants his juniors especially those from the coastal region fired.
The four petitioners; Josephine Chirondo Ndune, Ekra Wambui Ndung’u, Davies Lawrence Benett and Farah Akbar through Ngugi Mwaniki and Co.Advocate have told the public Service Commision that they tried to address Mr.Igonga on the contacts of his officers through various letters but he ignored.
” The concerns of the petitioners two of whom are American and Pakistan Nationals respectively were addressed to the office of the ODPP on March 19, 2025 and March, 20, 2025 respectively with no responds. Another reminder letter was addressed to the ODPP on April 7 and was also ignored,” read the letter addressed to the PSC in parts.
The complains are in relations to a criminal case number E144 of 2022 where the petitioners are accusing the ODpp and his junior of promoting injustices in the manner in which they handled their matter.
The petitioner have so far been charged with some criminal offences at the Shanzu law courts and are out on a cash bail.
Mr.Bennet and Akbar American and Pakistan National Respectively.
They were alledgly arrested and remanded on the night of February 12, at Bamburi police station where the arresting officer only identified as Mr.Kinyua blocked them from accessing their legal representation.
” All the petitioners are entitled to article 50 of the constitution which guarantees a fair trial, the petitioners right under the constitution include the right to legal representation and the constitution also allows them to be informed of the evidence the prosecution intended to use in the entire trial,” they told the PSC.
They have also informed the PSC that the officers in charge of their case failed to inform their subsequent embassies concerning their arrests.
” The American and Pakistan National are all the employees and Agents of ELMWOOD leadership Alliance(EFLA) which offers continued proffesional development CPD recognition awards, the fourth petitioner who is a pakistan National is diabetic and his rights too were violated,” they alluded.
They now wants the Dpp and the officers mentioned in the above multi-practice removed from officer over misconduct.
For instance, state counsel Evelene Keya who is incharge of Shanzu courts is accuse her of approving the charge sheet before doing thourough investigations and research among other illegalities.
Mrs.Satiya, Mazrui are also mentioned and Mr.Kiprop who is the head of the entire Coastal region has also been listed in the petition and their illegalities exposed.
” The state officers are supposed to uphold integrity and not in any way to demean the office they hold. It is the humble petition that the ODPP has violated the clear provisions in the constitution and ought to be removed from office on account of gross misconduct,” read the letter in parts
