Former Radio Presenter and Director of Public Communications at the office of the Chief of Staff, Joshua Arap Sang attracted backlash from Kenyans after he threatened to sue an online user who accused him of participating in the 2007/2008 post-election violence.
Sang said that taking the X user, Nyamisa Chelagat to court will serve as a lesson to those who accuse people wrongly, remarks that drew heat from Kenyans.
“For others to learn a lesson of wrongly accusing people, this one must meet me in court in January so that she can present the evidence she alleges I participated in the 2007/2008 post-election violence,” stated Sang.
Joshua Arap Sang at the ICC
Nyamisa Chelagat, put up a series of posts on her X platform, accusing Sang of inciting violence during the 2007/2008 post-election violence. She attached videos and audio from his trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC).
She also questioned his appointment to public office by President William Ruto, who was his co-accused at the trial.
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“Fast forward to 2024. Sang, once accused of inciting slaughter, is now the Director of Public Communications in the office of the Chief of Staff, appointed by President William Ruto. For the survivors, the appointment feels like a mockery,” stated Chelagat.
The former Kass presenter’s threat to sue Chelagat rubbed Kenyans online the wrong way, as some dared him to take the matter to court. Others threatened to reopen his case at the ICC.
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Activist Shad Khalif called upon Kenyans to share recordings of the former journalist on Kass FM before the Post Election Violence.
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“Who can access the Joshua Sang recordings from Kass FM before the PEV? We need to spread them far and wide! This guy Joshua Arap Sang doesn’t understand the can of worms he’s just opened. By the time we’re done with him he’ll wish he never came to X,” stated Shad.
“Please go to court. We want you to do that so that we can reopen that file! Talk of a cow taking himself to the slaughterhouse” wrote a user named Jameson X.
The Ocampo six
“We dare you to reopen this can of worms. Only you will end up being prosecuted again. Considering you got away the first time. Kenya has changed. We are ready for you,” wrote another user by the name of Africa Rising.
In 2011, Joshua Arap Sang was accused alongside five other prominent Kenyans concerning the 2007-2008 Post Election Violence. They included former President Uhuru Kenyatta, President William Ruto, Former Head of Public Service Francis Muthaura, Former Minister Henry Kosgei and Former Police Commissioner Mohammed Hussein Ali.
The charges against the six that were christened ‘Ocampo six’ were however dropped due to lack of sufficient evidence and lack of cooperation from witnesses.
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