NARC- Kenya Party Leader Martha Karua condemned the abduction of renowned human rights Boniface Mwangi from his Lukenya home in Machakos County which occurred on the morning of Sunday, October 27.

In a statement to the press, Karua faulted 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 calling out the government noted the abductions are conducted by people believed to be police officers who are supposed to take care of the people. She warned the government to stop the abductions.

“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 dark reminders of the regime's determination to silence dissent. She noted it’s time people see through this facade and stand up against oppression.

The NARC-Kenya Party leader also lashed out at President Ruto’s regime for allegedly forming illegal squads composed of foreigners to facilitate the 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 enshrined in our Constitution must be upheld-not selectively, not conditionally, but absolutely. 

“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, further demanded the immediate and unconditional release of Boniface Mwangi and 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. 

She also demanded an impartial investigation and International oversight into the extrajudicial abductions and killings as well as a full prosecution of those involved calling on the African Union (AU), the United Nations (UN) and regional bodies to bring oversight to this matter, ensuring 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 called on Kenyans to resist abductions, arbitrary arrests, and extrajudicial executions as it aims at silencing/obliterating alternative voices. By Joe Macharia, Kenyans.co.ke