Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has secured the release of a section of Kenyans who were arrested on Sunday, October 20, 2024, outside Uhuru Park during the thwarted Mashujaa Day rally.
LSK president Faith Odhiambo in a statement issued on Monday, October 21, 2024, stated that the society in conjunction with their human rights partners had secured the release on bail of 18 people from Kamukunji Police Station.
According to Odhiambo, 15 other people were released from Central Police Station, while several others were released from Dandora.
LSK to handle cases
She went ahead to assure that LSK will deploy lawyers to attend court for their arraignment on the assigned dates.
“Working in conjunction with our human rights partners, the Law Society of Kenya secured the release of several Kenyans who were arrested outside Uhuru Park yesterday. We secured the release on bail of 18 people from Kamukunji Police Station, 15 from Central and others from Dandora. We will attend court for their arraignment on the assigned dates,” Odhiambo stated.
Working in conjunction with our human rights partners, the @LawSocietyofKe secured the release of several Kenyans who were arrested outside Uhuru Park yesterday. We secured the release on bail of 18 people from Kamukunji Police Station, 15 from Central and others from Dandora. We…
— Faith Odhiambo (@FaithOdhiambo8) October 21, 2024
Comedian and humanitarian activist Eric Omondi on Sunday evening confirmed that he had been released after being arrested by the police at Uhuru Park as he tried to push for the rally.
Eric was among those arrested as police thwarted the youths’ plan to hold parallel Mashujaa Day celebrations to commemorate those who were killed during the anti-government protests.
Taking to his Instagram account, Eric disclosed that before his arrest, he was at Uhuru Park but he disguised himself because he had been given a heads-up and told to be careful.
He further narrated how he was arrested by the police officers who had blocked the park since morning but at around noon they used tear gas canisters to stop the protestors from accessing the park.
Police on Sunday engaged in running battles with a section of Kenyans who sought entry into the historical Uhuru Park as Kenya marked the 61st Mashujaa Day celebrations.
Blocked from Uhuru Park
Earlier on, activist Boniface Mwangi revealed that he had been blocked from accessing Uhuru Park as he tried to drive past the entry gate while in the company of his family.
According to Mwangi, the police officers who stopped him had informed him that they were doing so on ‘strict orders from above.’
“Good morning from Uhuru Park. We have been stopped from accessing Uhuru Park. The dictator is so scared. He has deployed police officers, and I was told we are not allowed in there,” Mwangi stated.
“I was with my wife and children. The police officers and county employees manning the gate said they’re simply following orders. A park named Freedom, but there is no freedom in Kenya today. Our forefathers didn’t fight and die for freedom so that one insecure individual man, Ruto, could lord over us.”