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“We Cannot Live As Slaves In Our Own Country” Man Laments As He Interrupts IEBC Meeting With Presidential Candidates

SK 3 years ago 2 min read

On June 29, an activist going by the name Julius Kamau disrupted the meeting and claimed that the IEBC was being used as a pawn by some influential individuals to hold the nation hostage.

The protester entered the room carrying a placard as IEBC CEO Marjan Hussein Marjan was speaking to the presidential candidates.

But quickly approaching security personnel took him away.

It should be noted that Kamau has previously interrupted meetings that Chebukati has called. The activist attempted to interrupt the IEBC chairman’s statement at Bomas of Kenya on May 23.

Kamau walked up to Chebukati and started yelling anti-government chants, demanding that the nation be emancipated from bad leadership.

The majority of Kenyans, he continued, were living like slaves despite the fact that their ancestors had fought for the country’s independence in order to make life better for future generations.

“They have stolen our future, they have stolen our country. We cannot continue living like slaves in our own country. Our fathers fought and died trying to free this nation from the shackles of colonialism,” Kamau lamented.

However, a policeman and three other guys managed to stop the agitated man and drag him out of the room despite his unrelenting ranting.

All of the presidential contenders were invited by Chebukati last week to a consultation conference with the goal of resolving concerns with the voter registration list, the course of the election results, and the coordination of their campaign schedules.

The transmission of election results and the usage of a manual voters list as a backup to the computerized one are key items on the agenda.

William Ruto, a candidate for president of Kenya Kwanza, and Rigathi Gachagua, his running partner, did not attend the meeting and were instead represented by Josephat Nanok, the governor of Turkana, and Veronica Maina, the secretary general of the UDA.