Martha Karua Hits Out At Ruto’s Gov’t Over ‘Worrying’ Abductions On Activists & Kenyans
NARC- Kenya Party Leader Martha Karua condemned the kidnapping of renowned human rights activist Boniface Mwangi from his Lukenya home in Machakos County on Sunday morning, October 27.
Karua criticized the police officers for failing to identify themselves as required by law.
“The abductors did not identify themselves or say why and where they were taking Mwangi,” Karua observed.
Karua, who has been vocal in criticizing the government, stated that the abductions are carried out by people who are believed to be police officers tasked with protecting the public.
She urged the government to halt the abductions.
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— Martha Karua SC (@MarthaKarua) October 27, 2024
A regime that finds it necessary to terrorize, abduct and murder its citizens is a regime without any moral authority to govern and needs to be forced out of power. #EnoughIsEnough #DrainTheSwamp #FreeBonifanceMwangi #RutoMustGo pic.twitter.com/1rAKvFXvC0
“These kidnappings, disappearances and extrajudicial killings targeted on our children and largely Kenya’s innocent youth is now a signature modus operandi of the Ruto Regime. These abductions and killings of our youth is now a worrying trend that must stop forthwith,” she stated.
According to Karua, the abductions are chilling reminders of the regime’s determination to silence dissent. She stated that it is time for people to see past this facade and stand up against oppression.
The NARC-Kenya Party leader also slammed President Ruto’s regime for allegedly forming illegal squads of foreigners to facilitate abductions.
“A regime that finds it necessary to form a squad outside the official channels for terrorizing and murdering its citizens is a regime without any moral authority to govern and needs to be forced out of power,” she asserted emphasizing it is unconstitutional for such activities to be done.
“This targeting of activists, journalists, and youth is a direct assault on the principles of equality, justice, and freedom embedded in Kenya’s Constitution,” she added.
Karua maintained that the right to life and liberty guaranteed by our Constitution must be upheld unconditionally.
“We unequivocally state that the Ruto Administration must take full responsibility of the safety and well-being of comrade Boniface Mwangi and indeed all the disappearances and extrajudicial killings happening in Kenya, especially since the June 2024 GenZ protests,” she demanded.
The former Minister demanded Boniface Mwangi’s immediate and unconditional release.
She also urged an end to extrajudicial abductions, describing them as unconstitutional and illegal under Kenyan law, the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, and the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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She also called for an impartial investigation and international oversight of the extrajudicial abductions and killings.
Karua also wants those involved to face full prosecution, and he has called on the African Union (AU), the United Nations (UN), and regional bodies to oversee the situation and ensure accountability for abuses of power.
“Despite Ruto’s concerted efforts to squeeze Kenyans to misery and terrorize them to hopelessness, Kenyans are not helpless and have a Constitutional right to self-defence in the face of these brazen violations of their fundamental right to life, liberty and dignity,” she averred.
Karua urged Kenyans to resist abductions, arbitrary arrests, and extrajudicial executions, which aim to silence/obliterate alternative voices.
Martha Karua Hits Out At Ruto’s Gov’t Over ‘Worrying’ Abductions On Activists & Kenyans
