They say where there is smoke there is fire. The public has been left suspicious after a security behavior that has no logical behaviour just went down.
Popular activist Boniface Mwangi was today barred from accessing the National Youth Service pass out parade attended by President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Following his arrest, Mwangi produced his press card prompting the officers to make some calls to corroborate that he was indeed a journalist.
Before being kicked out, Mwangi was able to take a picture of the chaos and dirt at the event.
Mwangi disclosed that officers noticed him taking pictures of the chaos and dirt during the event when they apprehended him.
“They arrested and later released me after deleting the pictures I had taken. They have barred me from attending the event so now I am just chilling at a cafe called Shepherd in the town,” he told a writer over the phone.
“The chaos, the dirt, police confiscating food, drinks and throwing everything on the floor. No dustbins, no order, and very aggressive language by law enforcers barking at people. Police, NYS cadets have sticks to push and hit people,” he conveyed in tweet.
The activist conveyed that he had no ill-intentions stating that he had gone to Gilgil because of a relative who was part of the pass-out parade.
“Will have to wait for them to finish the ceremony and my people can come out. I am their ride home,” he noted.
Boniface Mwangi is an award-winning Kenyan photojournalist, politician and activist involved in social-political activism through his initiative Team Courage.
Team Courage is a movement that aims to instill a sense of hope and self-belief in a generation of young change makers by enabling patriotic citizens to take bold and effective actions in building a new Kenya.
He is known for his images of the post-election violence that hit Kenya in 2007–2008. He is also the founder of Picha Mtaani, a youth-led peace initiative that primarily seeks to create space for young people to reconcile and become agents of reconciliation to their respective communities.
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