BOMAS ATTACK DETAILS: Through Morara Kebaso’s Eyes Before And After Gaining Entrance At Bomas
Morara Kebaso, a lawyer and political activist, explained on Monday how his attack on Kenya’s Bomas during the public participation exercise to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was planned.
While appearing on Spice FM, Kebaso stated that he believed the plans for his attack were already in place before he arrived at the venue and security was compromised.
The activist also claimed that he was hit by more than 30 metallic chairs despite the fact that he had only entered as a regular Kenyan to contribute his thoughts on the public exercise.
“It seems plans had been made much earlier that I would be attacked. It’s the public that demanded that I speak but it was not the wish of the emcee, TJ Kajwang’, that I speak. I was cornered, my bodyguard was injured and I was hit by more than 30 metallic chairs,” Morara revealed.
“It is now that I am juggling memory to see where I got it wrong and I think were enough red flags that I should have seen that I did not see. We fall, we rise, we learn,” he added.
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Kebaso also revealed that when he arrived at the Bomas of Kenya, he was blocked by the police until members of the public intervened and he was allowed to gain entry.
He also stated that shortly after entering the compound, he was denied access to the venue by officers claiming to be from the General Service Unit (GSU).
“I had announced that I would go for the public participation exercise and my position was that we should impeach both the President and the deputy. Having made this position known, some people were uncomfortable with that,” he added.
According to him, the officers at the Bomas of Kenya only let him in after he requested assistance from a senior police officer stationed at one of the entry doors, who allowed him to enter on the condition that he be accompanied by one person.
Morara claimed that his security was jeopardized when only one security agent from his detail was permitted to accompany him, raising further concerns about the alleged intent to harm him.
“When I returned to the first door, I found a high-ranking officer, and I asked her if I would like to go in and she told me that I could only enter with one person and I think that that is where my security was compromised,” he narrated.
“I don’t know whether the police intended to compromise my security but I was only allowed in with one person,” he added.
Morara also described how some goons at the venue came from behind the dais and threw chairs at him, injuring his security and himself.
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He added that his escape attempts were futile because the exits were locked. Morara stated that he already knew who incited the goons to attack him.
“I listened to other people raise their opinions and when I raised my hand, the public pointed at me and demanded that I speak but TJ Kajwang’ refused saying that I wanted to disrupt the meeting,” Morara added.
“I stood up and said, ‘No, give me the microphone.’ Suddenly some goons came from behind the dias to cause the chaos throwing chairs at me.”
Kebaso made his first public appearance yesterday, appearing frail and demanding that Police IG Douglas Kanja arrest the individuals who attacked him, claiming that the footage was televised.
BOMAS ATTACK DETAILS: Through Morara Kebaso’s Eyes Before And After Gaining Entrance At Bomas
