Government critic and lawyer Morara Kebaso has been arrested at his Kahawa Sukari offices in Nairobi by persons suspected to be police officers.
The lawyer, who has for the past few weeks fashioned himself as an anti-corruption crusader, was arrested on Monday.
Confirming the incident, activist and founder of Vocal Africa Hussein Khalid, said that Morara had been arrested by people believed to have been policemen.
“Morara Kebaso has been abducted from his headquarters in Kahawa. We are presently heading to the Nairobi Area (police), where we suspect he has been taken,” said Khalid.
“They have restricted access and have strict instructions from the top not to allow any person to access Morara, including lawyers, media personnel, and any other persons,” he added.
Kebaso has in the last couple of months been exposing what he says is government inefficiencies by visiting stalled projects.
On Monday, he expressed his anger in a post regarding a coast-based blogger who was reportedly sodomised following alleged criticism of Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir.
“The sodomy of the blogger in Mombasa is an attack on the freedom of expression. It is dangerous to all people who criticise bad governance and corruption. WE CANNOT LET IT SLIDE. Let’s prepare to dirty the streets. The mother of all demonstrations is loading. This time round we will combine it with Adani and SHIF,” wrote Kebaso on his X account.
Police, however, have not confirmed the arrest nor revealed the reason for the arrest.
Amnesty International released a statement demanding the release of President William Ruto’s ardent critic, joining several other human rights organisations in condemning the arrest.
“We are alarmed by the arrest of Kebaso Morara. We demand his immediate and unconditional release and an end to the targeted harassment of bloggers, activists, journalists, and human rights defenders. These arrests violate the right to free expression,” AI said.
Morara’s tour of government projects across the country has recently caught the eyes of senior government officials, including the president himself.
On August 13, he announced his plan to embark on a countrywide tour to investigate President William Ruto’s white elephant projects.
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