Following his kidnapping from a shopping center in Nairobi’s South B, one of the individuals who has been outspoken in opposition to the proposed taxes is still missing.
The latest kidnapping attempt, which took place on Sunday night, was intended to target people who were thought to be against the Finance Bill 2024.
Shad Khalif’s family and acquaintances have reported that he is missing following his kidnapping by unidentified individuals who followed him to the area.
Shad Khalif, a well-known social media user, was seen being followed by a white Toyota Prado and a black double-cab pickup before he was violently abducted in South B, Nairobi, on Sunday night by individuals who appeared to be plainclothes detectives due to his alleged significant position in the protests.
Khalif has opposed the bill outspokenly.
He even conducted interviews in which he described how he and his friends ended up in the drive.
According to him, the movement is organic and he is not a financier or organizer of the protests.
When asked about the occurrence, the police did not respond.
His kidnapping occurred just hours after the kidnapping and subsequent release of protesting medic Dr. Austin Omondi.
Following numerous online protests, he was freed on Sunday night at the Parklands police station.
Leslie, the son of Attorney General Justine Muturi, was also kidnapped and later freed, hours before to this.
Leslie is thought to have been one of the people targeted to divert attention from the protests.
His father went to fetch him up after he had been held for hours at the Anti-Terror Police Unit offices.
The reason behind the move is yet is undisclosed.
Last week, nationwide demonstrations against the harsh Finance Bill 2024 garnered attention from around the world, with many people endorsing the effort to get the Bill overturned.
The demonstrations are scheduled to last until Thursday, when Gen Zs have threatened to block major roads into Nairobi and march to State House while using the hashtag #OccupyStateHouse.
