DPP Renson Igonga Safe as PSC Confirms Businessman Withdrew Petition Seeking His Removal
The Public Service Commission (PSC) has informed the High Court that a petition filed by Nairobi businessman Hussein Aila Amaro seeking the removal of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Renson Ingonga is no longer active after the petitioner voluntarily withdrew it.
PSC Chief Executive Officer Paul Famba told the court that Amaro lodged the petition on February 26, 2025, accusing the DPP of professional misconduct linked to a criminal case involving alleged threats to kill. However, the businessman wrote to the Commission on March 3, 2025, formally withdrawing the complaint.
According to Famba, the PSC currently has no pending petition seeking the removal of the DPP filed by Amaro or any other individual.
No Case Left to Determine
“For this reason, the substratum of this petition no longer subsists, and there is nothing left for this honorable court to determine,” Famba stated in court filings.
He made the disclosure in response to a separate petition filed by a lobby group seeking to block the possible removal of the DPP. The PSC maintains that with Amaro’s withdrawal, the case is now moot.
“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,” Famba added.
Background of the Dispute
The withdrawn petition stemmed from a criminal matter in which Amaro accused his former lover, Farida Idris Mohamed, the Commercial Director at Capital FM, of sending him threatening messages. He alleged that Mohamed—also his business associate—had threatened to kill him.
Amaro accused DPP Ingonga of misconduct for allegedly attempting to withdraw the criminal charges against Mohamed. The DPP has strongly denied the allegations.
Mohamed, on her part, has denied the charges, which include issuing death threats and using abusive language. Court documents show that she allegedly sent several threatening text messages to Amaro using her Safaricom line on June 14, 2019, at around 10:14 a.m., from an unknown location.
Why Amaro Withdrew the Petition
Amaro filed a notice of withdrawal on March 4, 2025, stating that the matter had been “overtaken by events.”
According to his lawyer, the trial court in Criminal Case No. MCCR/E222/23 ruled that the hearing would proceed and dismissed the DPP’s earlier attempt to withdraw the charges.
“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 read.
Following the court’s assurance that the case will proceed to full hearing, Amaro’s legal team said their client’s life and security were now safeguarded.
The criminal trial is scheduled to begin on 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 concluded.