The National Assembly Minority Leader, Opiyo Wandayi, confirmed his staff, Gabriel Oguda, a policy analyst, is missing after he was arrested by unknown individuals on Tuesday, June 25, at 2:30 AM.
Wandayi said his phone calls were jammed when the abduction happened after Ogud called him in distress, claiming there were men, whom he described as cops, breaking into his house.
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“We have thoroughly checked all police stations but have been unable to locate him. The right to freedom is protected by Article 29 of the Constitution of the Republic of Kenya,” the Minority Leader emphatically declared.
Opiyo Wandayi says Oguda’s whereabouts remain unknown.
“No individual should be detained without being informed of the reasons for their detention. Mr Oguda is inaccessible to lawyers; this is not a typical situation. It is akin to abducting an officer from the speaker as he represents the minority,” he reminded legislators.
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“I hear that a division within the police force is being formed, with no accountability, or anyone to report to,” Wandayi observed.
Wandayi was alluding to the Nyayo era and the secret operations the state conducted to suppress the opposition including clandestine interrogation chambers located within Naiorbi’s Central Business District.
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The minority leader further requested the speaker of the national house, Moses Wetangula, to protect members of the house, to which he obliged and requested Wandayi to contact the Inspector General of Police to confirm the situation.
Wandayi further mentioned the abduction of seven Kenyans, predominantly young Gen Z protestors, who were also missing after being abducted by unknown assailants.
The seven are Osama, Tempa CR7, Drey, Harriet, Shad Kiprono, Franje and Wordsmith.
All this while demonstrations in the CBD gain momentum and Gen Z are engaging the police in running battles. This marks day one of the demos dubbed “seven days of rage” following the passing of the controversial finance bill on Tuesday, June 18.
