Monday, October 28,
2024 – The situation
surrounding the sudden disappearance of vocal online commentator Maverick Aoko
has taken a new twist following a new post on her social media profile
indicating that the situation is more complex than initially understood.
According to her aide, following her last
arrest in August, Aoko chose to stay with family in the countryside, only
travelling to Nairobi for meetings and court appearances.
The aide
recounts that two weeks ago, upon returning to Nairobi, Aoko discovered her
front door had been forcibly damaged, which alarmed her.
In a state of
panic, Aoko contacted her aide for advice.
The aide urged
her to document the damage and leave the premises immediately.
Aoko, however,
decided against disclosing her presence in the city, fearing it would attract
unwanted attention.
The aide also
mentioned that Aoko’s caretaker and watchman reported seeing suspicious people
loitering nearby and inquiring about her whereabouts.
Aoko was afterward interviewed by AFP
regarding her prior arrest and ongoing threats against her.
Following Aoko’s interview with AFP, the
situation took a different turn after she wrote about a prominent figure on her
X page.
This post
seemed to trigger a series of events that led her to go incognito.
Aoko’s aide
also notes that after this particular tweet, the family and friends began to
worry more deeply for her safety, initially interpreting her silence as a
strategic move to confuse potential adversaries.
As of now, they
still do not know Aoko’s whereabouts and are uncertain about where to report
her absence.
The family
currently holds deep mistrust in the system, particularly because the same
officers who had previously mistreated Aoko and warned her lawyers that they
were “coming for her” again after her release in August.
The Kenyan DAILY POST.
