Video: Activist Julius Kamau Dragged on the Floor, Thrown in Cells for Disrupting Court Proceedings
- Julius Kamau was detained at Milimani Law Courts after refusing to comply with courtroom rules and lying on the floor
- In a video, he launched a scathing critique of government institutions, politicians, and the police, warning against silence in the face of injustice
- Kamau was dragged to the court cells as he explained the reasons for his consistent protests in the courts
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Nancy Odindo, a TUKO.co.ke journalist, has over four years of experience covering Kenyan politics, news, and features for digital and print media.
Nairobi: Activist Julius Kamau has been detained following a dramatic disruption at the Milimani Law Courts, where he refused to comply with courtroom decorum.
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During the proceedings, Kamau tried to condemn murders allegedly committed by leaders, drawing concern from other court users.
As he lay on the courtroom floor, attempts by two individuals to calm him failed, prompting Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina to order his immediate detention.
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Why was Julius Kamau detained?
Kamau used the courtroom as a platform to launch a scathing criticism of Kenya’s political and institutional landscape.
“This is too much. I will not keep silent. Silence is modern slavery. You call me a mad man, but I am not. I am very much sane, but the people who are in government are power-sick,” he declared.
He warned that continued silence in the face of injustice would perpetuate suffering: “I am going to fight because if I keep silent, our people are going to continue dying. We are being ruled by mad, sick, and crazy people for money coherence.”
The activist further accused politicians of exploiting public resources, saying they have stolen Kenyans' freedoms, lands, might, and their future and have left nothing for the ordinary wananchi.
He also criticised the police for enforcing the interests of the powerful rather than protecting ordinary citizens, claiming they were 'brainwashed to fight for political elites who have no mercy on those who elected them to power.'
Further, Kamau blamed government institutions for perpetuating suffering, citing 'colonial legacies' as a root cause.
Dragged by two police officers to the court cells, Kamau insisted that his protest was necessary to awaken public action against systemic corruption and inequality.
"We must fight for ourselves. We cannot continue living like this,” he said.
However, this is not Kamau’s first courtroom disruption.
He has previously interrupted court proceedings to air grievances against government policies, reflecting a growing frustration among activists over perceived impunity, injustice, and governance failures in Kenya.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
