Activists Boniface Mwangi, Hanifa Adan, and Haki Africa Executive Director Hussein Khalid have been released from the Nairobi Regional DCI HQ following their questioning about the Finance Bill 2024 protests.
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Their legal team included former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga and Senior Counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi.
Earlier, Mwangi stated they were at the DCI headquarters to present a petition regarding alleged abductions targeting peaceful protesters.
“Two Subarus attempted to kidnap us on Friday outside City Mortuary, but we managed to escape. We are here to tell the DCI to either arrest us or allow us to protest peacefully,” Mwangi said.
He also claimed that abductions reminiscent of the infamous River Yala incidents have resurfaced, despite President William Ruto’s vow to end such practices.
“This is a return to the Yala River era, which President Ruto promised to end,” Mwangi asserted. “The president said ‘no more River Yala,’ but this is River Yala all over again.”
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Khalid affirmed their commitment to defending Kenyans’ rights against over-taxation, even at the risk of their lives.
“We don’t fear arrest; we don’t fear death. We are ready to die for this cause,” he declared.
Police permitted the activists and their lawyers to enter the DCI headquarters, while protesters were kept at a distance from the main gate.
In recent days, there have been reports of arrests and individuals being detained incommunicado, raising concerns about a wave of abductions.