The Mukuru Community Justice Centre has been summoned to appear before the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters located on Kiambu Road, Nairobi, today, according to the organisation.
The summons came amid a crackdown by Kenya's policing agencies targeting citizens alleged to be involved in the filming of BBC’s 'Blood Parliament' exposé.
The community-based justice advocates, who have been in the spotlight for exposing social injustices, including the discovery of mutilated bodies in Kware, Pipeline Embakasi, confirmed receiving the summons through an official statement posted on their platforms.
According to the group, they were instructed to present themselves at the DCI offices at 11am, with the summons specifically requiring the physical presence of the organisation’s senior leadership.
However, the group did not receive the reason for the summons, even as public concern grows online, with many speculating that the government may be using investigative agencies to silence critical voices.
The organisation further alleged that the summons could be linked to their involvement in the exposure of the Kware mutilation case—an incident that has yet to receive closure or clarity from authorities.
In addition, their collective support for hundreds of youth during the Gen Z protests in May and June 2024 could also be a contributing factor behind the summons.
They also pointed to possible suspicion around their collaboration with the UK-based media outlet BBC in the production of the Bloodshed Parliament documentary as another potential trigger.
''Good morning, comrades and Kenyans on X (Twitter); the Mukuru Community Justice Centre leadership has been summoned to appear before the DCI at 11 am today,” read a statement from the group.
''We think it could be related to our ongoing campaign seeking justice for the Gen Z Kware bodies or due to the involvement of some of our members—trained citizen journalists under SemaUkweliKenya—during the 2024 Gen Z protests. They are alleged of working with the BBC."
On May 3, four filmmakers, Nicholas Gichuki, Brian Adagala, MarkDenver Karubiu, and Chris Wamae, were nabbed from their studios in Karen by the police before spending the night in Pangani and Muthaiga police stations.
During their apprehension, police confiscated their equipment and hard drives. Reports that emerged indicate that the four were not charged, and their presence under police custody remained unclear.
They were later granted anticipatory bail of Ksh10,000 by a Nairobi court following their release, with their lawyer Ian Mutiso revealing that the court had barred the DCI from making further detentions or subjecting them to any form of intimidation.
