Weeks after he was found near Maragua River in Murang’a County after being abducted, tortured and left for the dead, Kenya School of Law (KSL) President Joshua Okayo has broken his silence over the experience.
In an emotional revelation on camera, KSL President Joshua Okayo recounts the experience from when he was abducted from his house, the questions his abductors asked him and how they Tortured and left him to die in Murang’a.
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It all started with his vocal stand against the Finance Bill 2024 that led to protests by Gen Zs across the country. Okayo was among top leaders who mobilized and pushed for the total rejection of the controversial bill.
However, his stand against the Finance Bill led to him being kidnapped, blindfolded, and brutally interrogated by his abductors. The questions revolved around the nationwide protests against the bill.
“They asked me why people were protesting, who the financiers were, and why KSL students were at the forefront.” This is after being treated with silence that seemed like eternity.
Okayo was then transferred to another vehicle, where the torment continued. He was forced into the boot and driven around for hours before being thrown into a dark room, still blindfolded, and left without food or water.
“They beat me on my chest, legs, and ankles, strangled me, and demanded information I didn’t have.” However, despite the severe beating and strangulation, Okayo mantained that he had no detains of information they wanted.
After hours of failing to get information out of him, his abductors got him into a vehicle on the morning of Friday, drove off before throwing him out of a moving vehicle near Maragua River.
The student leader rolled several times before coming to a stop, luckily beside the river and too weak to even move. This is when locals found him and contacted his family who came for him.
Okayo was among those who stormed Parliament on that fateful Tuesday and after the events of the day, he had issued statements demanding the release of two KSL students who had been abducted.
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However, another student who also invaded parliament was found murdered after being tortured. According to postmortem, Denzel Omondi was hit with blunt object before being thrown into a Quarry where he drowned.