Political Activists Gabriel Oguda, Otero & 7 Others Abducted in Early Morning Roundup.
Political Activists Gabriel Oguda, Otero & 7 Others Abducted in Early Morning Roundup: Vocal social media and political activist Gabriel Oguda was among 9 people who were rounded up at dawn on Tuesday, June 25, hours to Finance Bill demonstrations.
Osama Otero who has been holding popular X Spaces opposing the Finance Bill 2024, reported to have been abducted by unknown people at 3Am before he completely disappeared online.
Otero Tweeted,” Nimekujiwa Majamaa. 3Am.”
Other X users who are suspected to have been abducted include; Drey Mwangi, TemperCR7, Harriet, Shad, Franje, Worldsmith and Hilla254.
In his last message before going offline, Gabriel Oguda revealed that cops were at his gate.
Despite him going offline, Oguda’s X user account continued posting rallying calls for Kenyans to turn up for demonstrations on Tuesday.
Confirming his arrest was his brother Zachary Oguda who stated, “Any tweets coming from Gabriel Oguda were already scheduled. He is not safe.”
In what appeared to have been a coordinated roundup, Osama Otero, tweeted about strangers at his home almost the same time as Oguda.
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