[WATCH]: Safaricom Attempts to Extricate Itself From #GithuraiMassacre

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The Legacy of Fear: How the Shadow of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Shaped Kenya's Political Landscape In the annals of Kenya's political history, the events of 1969 stand out as a defining moment marked by fear, coercion, and manipulation. The political tension surrounding Jaramogi Oginga Odinga's candidature led to a series of oath-taking ceremonies in Gatundu that forever altered the fabric of Kenyan society. Understanding this historical context is crucial, especially when contemporary politicians attempt to invoke these dark chapters for political gain. The Fear of Jaramogi and the Birth of the Gatundu Oath The roots of the infamous Gatundu oath can be traced back to the fear and propaganda surrounding Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, the former vice-president and then-leader of the opposition. By 1969, the political landscape in Kenya was charged with tension. The assassination of Cabinet Minister Tom Mboya on 5th July 1969 had already set a volatile backdrop. Within this context, Pr

On Tuesday 25 June 2024, at the zenith of the world-famous #RejectFinanceBill2024 and #OccupyParliament protests, Safaricom switched off the Internet on the night of the Githurai massacre as Kenya Police descended on Githurai, slaughtering countless Kenyans in their wake.

The country entered a long night of communications blackout and nobody knew where anybody was or if they were safe. Come Wednesday morning, we were informed that no fewer than 22 bodies had arrived at the Nairobi City Mortuary overnight. Some of the bodies from the Githurai massacre, we now learn, were dumped at Kware in Mukuru Kwa Njenga.

In a morbidly bizarre twist, the woman who identified the mass grave dumpsite was led there, after weeks of searching, by her dead sister who, apparently, appeared to her in a dream to pinpoint the location of her body. And as fate would have it, the first body that was recovered by the young men she enlisted to assist her belonged to her dead sister.

Angry residents soon began to clamour, expressing displeasure and demanding for answers, not in the least because the local police station is barely 50 metres from the dumpsite graveyard. But all they got was the now-famous William Ruto response.