By Reporter
Former Cabinet Minister Raphael Tuju has written to the Inspector General of Police, Douglas Kanja, seeking his intervention over the continued occupation of his business premises by the police.
Tuju said it is wrong for the police to continue occupying his premises without any court order or documents, and that businesses in the facility continue to suffer huge losses.
“With utmost humility, may I seek your kind and gracious intervention as the Inspector General. In the middle of the night of 13th March 2026, a contingent of over 100 policemen raided Dari Business Park with an inordinate number of police vehicles.
They had no court order. Until this morning, the police are still occupying the Business Park. They are waiting for instructions from above. There is no documentation or explanation from any police officer,” he wrote.
Tuju said the police should allow the tenants to access the facility even if they deny him entry into the premises.
“I request that while you have all the brute power of force to stop me personally from gaining access, the tenants running legitimate businesses should be allowed to get items like laptops from the offices,” he wrote.
Tuju said he was yet to get any verbal or written confirmation from the police over the continued stay in his premises.
“Not even a verbal explanation. We are witnessing an amazing Hollywood-style ‘playing deaf’ response. Besides all the above, may I, with all the respect I can fathom, request that you address the following issues that should not be associated with our police force, ‘Utumishi kwa Wote,’” he wrote.
Tuju said businesses in the premises continue to incur huge losses as they cannot access the facility.
“Your officers have been occupying the Dari Business Park for the last six days.
The 24 tenants, including the Tamarind restaurant, continue to incur huge losses.
Professionals like lawyers have not been able to remove vital files and laptops from their offices. Even the politest requests from professionals seeking to get documents from the private offices under police supervision or escort have been met with rudeness at worst or silence at best,” he wrote.
Tuju asked the Inspector General of Police to explain why the police raided his premises at night while they did not have any court documents.
“Some of the police vehicles that came for the 2:40 a.m. raid removed their vehicle number plates and identification of the police station they originated from. As a civilized country, we need a professional police force. Many of the policemen wore balaclava masks,” he wrote.
He said he was looking forward to a response from Kanja on the issues he has raised.
“I look forward to your response that is defined by your compassion and humanity, affecting professionals and hundreds of employees who are caught in the middle of your fantastic display of power,” he wrote.
