By Sam Alfan .
Public Service Commission (PSC) has informed a Nairobi court that businessman Hussein Aila Amaro withdrew a petition he had filed seeking the removal of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Renson Igonga.
The petition was tied to a criminal case involving allegationd of threats to kill.
Amaro had petitioned for Igonga’s removal, accusing the DPP of refusing to prosecute his former lover, Farida Idris Mohamed, the Commercial Director at Capital FM, who was accused of threatening to kill her business associate.
Amaro had accused DPP Igonga of misconduct over the attempted withdrawal of the criminal case involving the alleged death threats. The DPP has denied the allegations.
PSC Chief Executive Officer Paul Famba told the court that Amaro filed the petition on February 26, 2025, but later withdrew it through a letter dated March 3, 2025.
Famba stated that there is currently no pending petition before the Commission seeking the removal of the DPP by Amaro or any other individual.
“For this reason, the substratum of this petition no longer subsists, and there is nothing left for this honorable court to determine,” Famba said
The official made the statement in response to a separate petition filed by a lobby group in the High Court aimed at blocking the DPP’s removal.
“There being no cause of action, this matter should be marked as concluded. Proceeding with it would amount to an academic exercise that adds no value and would waste the court’s time,” he added.
In the criminal case, Mohamed denied the charges of issuing death threats against Amaro and using abusive language.
According to the charge sheet, Mohamed allegedly sent several threatening messages to Amaro through her Safaricom number on June 14, 2019, at around 10:14 a.m., from an unknown location.
Court documents indicate that Amaro filed a notice of withdrawal of the petition on March 4, 2025.
In the notice, Amaro through his lawyer explained that the petition submitted to the PSC on February 24, 2025, regarding concerns about the DPP’s conduct in Criminal Case No. MCCR/E222/23, had been overtaken by events.
“We wish to inform you that the trial court has ruled that the hearing of the matter will proceed and has dispensed with the DPP’s application to withdraw the case,” the notice stated.
In light of this development, Amaro’s lawyer said they were satisfied that their client’s life and security were safeguarded, as the matter would now be heard on its merits beginning May 27, 2025.
“Accordingly, we hereby withdraw our petition against the DPP before the Public Service Commission, as our concerns have been duly addressed by the court,” the notice added.
