Ndiang’ui Kinyagia’s sudden reappearance after nearly two weeks of alleged disappearance has left many Kenyans questioning everything about the incident.
From the moment his home was reportedly raided in Kinoo by individuals believed to be DCI officers, to his lawyer’s calm declaration that he had simply been in hiding for safety, this entire affair feels less like a case of fear for life and more like a poorly executed show meant to deceive the public.
His silence for 12 straight days, without a single message or signal to his distressed family, doesn’t align with someone who was merely afraid.
In fact, the idea that someone would choose to watch their loved ones cry and beg for answers without even a simple phone call is not only unbelievable but cruel.
Then just hours before the DCI director was to appear in court, Kinyagia resurfaces and claims he is fine. The timing alone smells of a well-calculated move.
This entire episode now seems like it was scripted to kill the momentum of the growing outcry against forced disappearances. When Kenyans rise in protest demanding answers, what better way to silence them than to parade a “missing” person alive, with a narrative of voluntary hiding?
It weakens future resistance. Now every time someone disappears, the public will hesitate because “maybe he’s just hiding like Kinyagia.”
This is a dangerous path, and if Kinyagia knowingly played along with this plot, he has deeply betrayed those who stood up for him. People risked their voices, others mobilized support, and some went to court all believing they were saving someone from the clutches of state abuse. Instead, it now feels like their efforts were used as pawns in a wider manipulation plan.
There is also growing speculation that money was involved. Some suggest that Kinyagia may have received financial compensation or even a job offer to act along with this so-called disappearance.
While evidence is still missing, the suggestion fits a pattern the public has seen before. Prominent voices go silent, resurface with vague explanations, and suddenly have no interest in pressing charges or revealing details.
It’s always the same, no complaints, no evidence, just silence and a prepared script. Kenyans have every right to be suspicious.
The fact that the DCI was spared from appearing before court because of his reappearance is too convenient. If this was just a personal hiding situation, why didn’t Kinyagia present himself earlier? Why wait until the last moment?
It all points to a desperate attempt by those in power to control the narrative and reset public opinion.
This incident must be seen for what it likely is, a manufactured drama designed to calm public anger.
And if Ndiang’ui Kinyagia agreed to be used in this way, then he is not a victim. He is an accomplice.
His actions undermine the fight for justice for real victims of abduction people who have not come back, people whose families still wait with hope that never arrives.
It insults every Kenyan who has ever feared a knock at the door in the night. Kinyagia owes the public not just an apology, but the truth. Until that comes, the damage he has done will linger, making every future disappearance easier to ignore.
