Kenya School of Law (KSL) Student Governing Council President Joshua Okayo, who was reportedly kidnapped by police last Wednesday during the height of the anti-Finance Bill protests, has been discovered along the Margua River in Murang’a County.
Okayo, who appeared to have been tortured, is currently recovering at Avenue Hospital in Thika, where he is being closely monitored owing to psychological stress from the event.
Law Society of Kenya (LSK) President Faith Odhiambo has since confirmed Okayo’s rescue and that of Regis Wanjala, another student who also went missing on the same day.
“We have confirmation that two comrades have been dumped at unknown locations after their abductions. Joshua Okayo was dumped somewhere in Murang’a after being abducted in Rongai on Wednesday,” Ms. Odhiambo said in a statement on X on Friday.
“Regis Wanjala who was abducted on the same day was also found dumped in a tea plantation in Ruiru. The two are safe but currently receiving medical attention and are still shaken up from the ordeal. We shall find recourse for these unfortunate actions of police. Justice be our shield and defender.”
Ms. Odhiambo has been vocal in condemning the reported police abductions, drawing parallels to the authoritarian era of the late former President Daniel Moi.
