Githurai Woman Declares Intent to March to State House
Githurai Woman Declares Intent to March to State House
- An elderly woman vowed to march to the state house, demanding the whereabouts of her 21-year-old grandson, Ishmael Kamau, who disappeared during protests in Githurai.
- Overcome by emotions, she blamed President William Ruto for the police's high-handed response and accused him of ordering excessive force against protesters
- The distraught grandmother lamented that while Ruto's children enjoyed a good life, many parents like her were suffering
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Didacus Malowa, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.
Nairobi - An elderly woman has painted a grim image of what parents have undergone due to the police's high-handed response to anti-Finance Bill protests.
Addressing journalists outside Kenyatta National Hospital on Friday, June 28, the elderly woman identified as Zahara vowed to march to Kenya's seat of power, the State House.
She demanded the whereabouts of her son, revealing that he was a 21-year-old student named Ishmael Kamau.
The distraught lady explained that her son disappeared during the violent clashes witnessed on Tuesday, June 25, in Githurai.
"Hustler Fund, Ruto, is that what we're paying for? I want my grandson, and if not, Ruto, I am coming to State House on foot, and I mean it. It would have been better if you had killed me. I don't know where he is since that incident in Githurai. Where is my grandson? Ishmael Kamau, 21 years old," she said.
What is Githurai woman's warning to Ruto
She blamed President William Ruto, accusing him of ordering the National Police Service to use excessive force.
The lady lamented that many parents were suffering across the country, but Ruto and his children were enjoying the best life had to offer.
"Ruto, you will give me that child or give me your own. I am coming to State House on foot, and you will give me that child. Shoot me twenty times, I might not die while seeking my grandson. Yours are eating while ours are suffering; let me speak the truth. I need that boy; you are the one to provide food or pay for that school. You have to pay," she cried.