Roads Closed, Bonfires lit As Protests rock Embu town Following Abduction of Billy Mwangi
On Friday, residents lit fire in Embu town, and blocked roads to demand the release of Mwangi, who has been missing for 6 days now.
According to Mwangi’s family, their kin was forcibly taken away from a barber shop by four armed men who wore masks.
They bundled Billy into a double cabin pick up before speeding off towards the Embu-Nairobi Highway
Since Saturday the family has conducted searches across the county police stations with no success. They say they are still in the dark over what could have led to his abduction with reports indicating that a post he made on X with an AI generated picture which depicted President Ruto in bad light could have been the reason why he was a target of abduction.
Mwangi is among 7 youths who have been abducted this month after making controversial social media posts targeted towards President William Ruto and his government.
Social media users Steve Kavingo Mbisi, Peter Muteti, Bernard Kavuli, Rony Kiplang’at and Gideon Kibet alias Kibet Bull have been abducted in December.
According to the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR), out of the reported cases, 29 people are still missing.
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