Political activist Morara Kebaso has narrated his harrowing experience after he was attacked at the Bomas of Kenya during the public participation exercise in the impeachment of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Friday, October 4, 2024.
Morara who had made way to the venue to submit his views on the impeachment of the deputy president saw chairs hurled at him, sustaining neck, head and leg injuries.
Speaking on Spice FM on Monday, October 7, Morara believes the attack against him was premeditated, revealing that police officers had attempted to block him from accessing the main gate at the Bomas of Kenya.
He, however, managed to breach the blockade thanks to help from members of the public.
“I was then prevented from entering the door at Bomas, I went to another door and I was still prevented and also to the third door. I came to the first door and found a high-ranking officer who said that I can only go in with one person and I think that is where my security was compromised,” he said.
“There were enough red flags that I did not see. I had announced my position on my TikTok and Twitter that we impeach both the President and Deputy President and having done that there were people who were uncomfortable with that.”
Morara further revealed that Ruaraka Member of Parliament TJ Kajwang directed that he should not be handed the microphone to speak because he would allegedly disrupt the meeting.
According to the activist, the lawmaker was not pleased that members of the public called for him to air his views on the matter.
“It seems I was unwelcome to the ODM organised event and plans had been made much earlier that I’ll be attacked because when signs of being attacked were showing up I was seated, raising my hand to speak. It’s the public that demanded that I speak but it was not the wish of the MC TJ Kajwang’ that I speak,” said Kebaso.
It was after he had settled that a group of men approached them before they started hurling chairs at Morara and his team.
“They have been identified, most of them work for Kajwang, others for Beatrice Elachi (Dagoretti North MP) and others for George Aladwa (Makadara MP)…and they started moving tables, picked chairs and started throwing them at me.”
“I kept calm but when it got serious I tried to escape but the exit towards the side I was escaping was closed so I was cornered, my bodyguard was injured and I was hit by more than 30 chairs.”
Morara revealed that concerned members of the public built a fort using chairs to shield him from the ones being hurled at him. A police officer and other Kenyans successfully managed to whisk him out of the venue.
He was rushed to the Nairobi Hospital for treatment before being relocated to another facility for security reasons.
“I went to another hospital when it went viral that I was in Nairobi Hospital because at this time I didn’t know what I was dealing with and I don’t know how the security situation was,” he said.
Morara reiterated that he will not relent in calling out the government over poor leadership, revealing his itinerary for the week.
“This week I am beginning a campaign for reconstitution of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) because we want to recall members of parliament because they no longer represent the voice of the people,” added Kebaso.
The activist further castigated the Kenya Kwanza government for failing to fulfil its promises to the people of Kenya, noting that it deserves to be removed from power.
“It is my personal belief that Gachagua is a worse leader than (President) William Ruto in terms of what he stands for, his history of corruption. I think he should be impeached. The only problem is that the people impeaching him also deserve to be impeached.”
