LSK Orders Lawyers to Seek Adjournments Until Missing Nairobi Advocate is Produced

NAIROBI, 11 November 2026 The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) on Tuesday ordered lawyers across the country to seek adjournments in court cases until a Nairobi advocate missing for 10 days is produced in court, saying he was abducted by armed men. Security agencies deny holding him.

Abshir Ahmedsadak Abdi, who practises at Abshir & Njagi Advocates in Kilimani, was seized at about 4 a.m. on Nov. 1 on Muchai Road, off Ngong Road, according to his family and court filings. Witnesses said two vehicles chased his car into a ditch, and armed men in tactical clothing and bulletproof vests restrained him and drove him away.

His phones have been switched off since, and his abandoned car was taken to Kilimani police station, the filings said. Two acquaintances travelling with or near him were later also reported missing.

His brother, Zakaria Abshir, said in court filings that Abdi had received threats warning him to withdraw from a criminal case at Makadara Law Courts, in which he is a complainant and key witness, or face abduction. Abdi had previously been arrested on Oct. 9, 2025, by officers linked to the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit and released after several days when prosecutors declined to approve further detention.

Police officers told the High Court that investigations had linked Abdi to an alleged extortion network that used arrests and prosecutions to extract payments, but said he was not in their custody and that a special team had been set up to find him. The family and the LSK rejected the claims as an attempt to shift attention from his disappearance.

On Nov. 4, Justice Alexander Muteti ordered the National Intelligence Service, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the police and other agencies to produce Abdi "live or dead" and summoned Inspector-General Douglas Kanja and DCI Director Mohamed Amin. Security officers appeared and denied holding him.