Months after his abduction, Joshua Okayo, the President of the Kenya School of Law (KSL) students’ association, has raised concerns about his safety.
In a statement, Okayo disclosed that he has been in hiding since 1 a.m. following a frightening encounter with two masked individuals.
He however reassured his followers that he was well and that nothing had happened to him following the encounter.
“Friends, I am well. Please do not panic. I have been in hiding since 1 a.m. today after an encounter with two masked men I don’t know their intentions,” he said.
Okayo who was a victim of the police abductions at the height of the Anti-Finance bill 2024 protests further highlighted the impact of the incident on his daily life, saying, “I am not sure of my security anymore. I can’t walk around in peace.”
Okayo Urges Youth to Exercise Caution
He concluded his statement by urging Kenyan youth to remain vigilant and take extra precaution even as they continue their fight for justice and reforms.
“I wish to ask comrades who continue to fight to be very weary and take serious care. Serious care,” he said.
His statement sparked reactions from Kenyans online with many expressing their concerns over his safety.
One notable reaction was from fellow activist Kasmuel McOure who was also a victim of the rampant police abductions that occurred during the youth led protests.
“Pole sana for the ordeal bro. I’m glad to know that you’re safe,” said Kasmuel.
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Joshua Okayo Narrates His Experience at the Hands of His Abductors
In a previous interview with NTV, Joshua revealed what he went through at the hands of his abductors.
He narrated how, as he was taking a walk near his residence in Rongai, he was approached by a man unknown to him who invited him to greet three others whom the stranger called KSL comrades, to which he agreed.
Okayo, however soon realized that the so-called comrades were abductors after they captured, blindfolded, cuffed and forced him into a nearby car before driving off.
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While in the vehicle, Okayo said he was briefly interrogated about a statement he had earlier issued calling for the release of two students arrested in the protests.
Also, he revealed that he was pressed by his abductors to disclose information about the financiers behind the youth led protests and their motive.
“They asked me, why are you demonstrating? I didn’t want to engage them, but I said it was in solidarity with other Kenyans.”
“They asked me who our mobilisers were; and who was printing the protest materials. I told them no one was funding us,” Okayo says in the interview.
When the car reached its destination, he recounted how he was forced into a room, where he was further tortured and interrogated until his eventual release near a roadside in Murang’a.
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