By Antynet Ford
Social media activist and parliament employee Gabriel Oguda has been freed after reportedly being abducted by persons believed to be police officers.
This was confirmed by his brother Zachary Oguda after sharing an image showing four people among them Oguda who had been missing since Tuesday morning.
“He is safe watu wangu.” she wrote while thanking the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) and its president Faith Odhiambo.
“GAB IS FREE. I can’t thank you much Twitter community for coming through for our family when we needed you. Ahsanteni sana.” Zachary said.
Gabriel has been a vocal critic of President William Ruto’s government, and was reportedly to have been taken away from his home at around 2 a.m. by men suspected policemen.
His arrest was linked to his vocal stance online against the unpopular Finance Bill 2024 which has sparked nationwide protests that turned deadly on Tuesday.
Reports of his abduction were shared alongside concerns that other people behind the X pages Franje, Drey Mwangi, and Osama Otero, were also captured overnight which sparked a public uproar.
During a National Assembly sitting on Tuesday, Minority Leader Opiyo Wandayi said that Gabriel Oguda, who works as a political analyst at his office, called him to notify him that there were suspected officers who tried to breach his compound.
Speaker Moses Wetangula directed that a report on Gabriel Oguda’s whereabouts be availed in 2 hours.
