Morara Kebaso Injured After Goons Attack Him At Bomas [VIDEO]

Lawyer-turned-activist Morara Kebaso revealed on Friday, October 4 that he was headed to hospital after being attacked by goons as tension erupted at the Bomas of Kenya during a public participation exercise on the impeachment of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.

Morara had accessed the venue in the company of a group of youths, but after his entrance, a set of rowdy locals began descending on him by pelting chairs at him, forcing him to scamper for safety.

In the footage seen by Viral Tea, Morara was captured trying to shield himself from the angry residents who kept coming at him with objects.

As the situation escalated, police officers who were on high alert quickly intervened and ejected the activist from the hall before quelling the violence that forced the delegates to temporarily suspend the exercise.

Chaos at Bomas as goons attack Morara Kebaso #GachaguaImpeachment pic.twitter.com/yvNLRGGEHd — Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) October 4, 2024

"I was barred from entering Bomas at the gate. When I finally got in, I was denied the mic on the BOMAS floor. Chaos erupted. I am hurt. Headed to hospital. I live to speak another day," he revealed.

Morara had initially vowed to oppose the impeachment of the deputy president claiming that the latter was elected jointly with President William Ruto, meaning that impeaching one would not have a positive effect.

The lawyer demanded that if Gachagua was to be impeached then he must leave the office alongside the president. According to Kebaso, the narrative on Gachagua's impeachment was being used by President Ruto's administration as a smoke screen to divert the attention of Kenyans from controversial government projects such as the Social Health Authority (SHA).

 "They have managed to divert our attention from critical issues such as the Adani deal," Kebaso alleged.

This came after chaotic scenes erupted in Nyeri and Kiambu counties after residents refused to take part in public participation to impeach the second in command.

In Nyeri, angry locals barricaded the road that leads to Nyeri town, paralysing transport and business services within the area. However, the demonstrations were cut short after police officers were deployed to the area.

"No Rigathi, no Ruto. Don't try to touch the mountain. We are strongly behind Gachagua," the residents chanted as they called a halt in public participation claiming that the deputy president's impeachment bid was politically orchestrated.

In Kiambu, locals disrupted an ongoing public participation exercise to vent their frustrations at the National Assembly's imminent decision to oust DP Gachagua. "This is like a marriage and if Gachagua leaves, he quits alongside Ruto," claimed a resident.

Earlier, the tides turned after a section of Members of Parliament from the Mt Kenya region, who initially supported the motion to impeach Gachagua from office, changed their stance.

MPs Geoffrey Wandeto from Tetu, Rahab Mukami from Nyeri, and Njoroge Wainaina from Kieni have stated that they will not continue with efforts to oust DP Gachagua. 

DP Rigathi Gachagua during an interview with Citizen TV on September 20, 2024. /SAM GITUKU