- Activists are protesting outside DCI headquarters over alleged abductions by secuiry officers.
- Mutunga and Mwangi have vowed to continue with the protects, saying they are provided for in the Constitution.
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Retired Chief Justice Willy Mutunga is leading activists opposed to the Finance Bill, 2024 to present a petition at the DCI headquarters, Kiambu Road.
Other anti-finance Bill activists in the team include Boniface Mwangi and Hussein Khalid, Executive Director of Haki Africa andHanifa Adan
"Abductions are unconstitutional," said Mutunga as he arrived at Mazingira House, the Headquarters of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations.
Security has been tightened around Mazingira House, with police barring people about 200 meters from the main gate.
According to Mwangi, they are at the DCI headquarters to present a petition about alleged abductions targeting peaceful protesters.
"Two Sabarus attempted to kidnap us on Friday outside City Mortuary but we managed to escape, we re here to tell the DCI to arrest us or allow us to protest peacefully," Mwangi said.
The activist said the some people have brought back the infamous abductions that President William Ruto vowed to end.
"This is a return to the Yala River era, that is why we are seeing so many abductions in this country yet President Ruto had said he will end torture,'' Mwangi said.
"The president said 'no more River Yala' but this is River Yala all over again.''
Khalid said they are ready to die in defending the rights of Kenyans against over-taxation.
"We don't fear arrest, we don't fear death. We are ready to die," he said.
Police allowed Mutunga, Mwangi and Khalid to get into the DCI headquarters accompanied by their lawyers as they blocked protesters a distance away from the main gate.
Over the last couple of days, there have been reports of people being arrested and locked up incommunicado amid fears of a wave of abductions.
Some of those abducted allegedly by security officers have been released on the intervention of their lawyers while others are allegedly still being held.