Davis Lichuma, a Kenyan activist was finally found alive on June 29, 2026, four days after he wa bundled into police truck outside parliament buildings.
He was found dumped at the Kenyatta National hospital in bad shape and unable to speak.
Lichuma and five others had been missing since the commemoration of 2024 Genz protests that claimed 65 lives.
However, Fredrick Ojiro Odhiambo, Michael Ngige alias ‘Jomo Kenyatta Junior’, Muteti Mulinge, Collins Ochieng and Elijah Alam were released on June 27, 2026.
The activists were picked by police officers in plain clothes outside Parliament on Thursday June 25, 2026 after laying wreaths to mark the second anniversary of the deadly Genz protests.
“We were bundled into the police truck around 11am on Thursday and it sped off towards Central police station but it did not stop there, two officers alighted, checked into the station then we proceeded to Parklands,” Ojiro Odhiambo shared
“There we made another stopover at the gate of Parklands police station where one officers alighted and after making several phone calls, he got in then we proceed past Limuru towards Naivasha-Nakuru highway,” the Haki Africa activist added
At the time, there were only six in the truck with about eight police officers and the activist claimed that they drove for about half an hour before it stopped somewhere on the highway.
“That was around 1pm in the afternoon, the officers then forced us to alight, then the truck turned and drove back leaving us alone,” he narrated
“Even before we could make any call, three Subaru Outbacks arrived in and we were bundled in the boots in pairs and our mobile phones were then confiscated,” Collins Otieno another victim added
The occupants of the three vehicles, the activist claimed, were masked and were armed with rifles as they ordered all of them to lie down and not to make any move.
Afterwards, they were blindfolded and taken rounds until the evening hours when they were taken into a deserted area and kept in an abandoned house.
“Everyone was placed in separate rooms and subjected to beatings including blows and kicks, later on we were served ugali and plain cabbage,” he added
The activists claim that the individuals who kept them hostage were asking them why they were embarrassing the President and intimidating them to reveal their sponsors.
Michael Ngige alias Jomo Kenyatta Junior on his part said he was in much pain and could not narrate what transpired.
“Every part of my body is aching, from my head, waist, my back and all over the body, I cannot talk at the moment, what I need is proper check medication,” Ngige shared
Ngige had that day criticized the Kenya Kwanza for trying to bury the fact that tens of Kenyans were killed in 2024 while fighting for good governance calling on President Ruto to resign.
They all shared similar stories of pain and anguish in the hands of masked and armed strangers who kept them incommunicado for many hours before they were driven back to the city.
