The family of Wajir Huduma Centre boss and Assistant County Commissioner, Hussein Abdirahman Mohamed, has filed an urgent habeas corpus application in court, seeking state accountability over his mysterious disappearance.

Hussein, was last seen on Tuesday, July 8, during an official event graced by the Cabinet Secretary for Public Service Geoffrey Ruku. 

Photos submitted in court show him seated among senior government officials — marking his final public appearance. Hours later it is alleged he vanished without a trace.

Desperate and frustrated, his family, through lawyer Danstan Omari, has petitioned the High Court to compel the police and other state agencies to produce Hussein in court — dead or alive — or at the very least, disclose his whereabouts.

“This is a man who dedicated his life to public service. He had no known enemies, no ongoing disputes. One moment he was seated with government officials, and the next, he was gone,” the court documents state.

A missing person report was filed at Sojir Police Station in Wajir, but more than five days later, no progress has been made, and the family fears the worst.

Lawyer Omari contends that Hussein may have been seized by state agents and is being held incommunicado, in violation of his constitutional rights. 

“Every hour that passes without answers is agony for the family. The Constitution protects the liberty of every Kenyan. No one, no matter their position, should just disappear,” the lawyer submitted.

The family is asking the court to order that Hussein be produced by July 14, failure to which the state must give a satisfactory account of his fate and whereabouts.