Log In

Activist Billy Mwangi's X Account Suspended After He Slammed Ojwang's Dad for Accepting Ruto's Cash

Published 1 week ago3 minute read

: Billy Mwangi, an activist who slammed the father of the late Albert Ojwang after he took money from President William Ruto and accepted condolences, has lost his X account.

Billy Mwangi, whose X account was suspended and Albert Ojwang's father.
Activist Billy Mwangi, who has lost his X account (l), Meshack Opiyo, who lost a son (r). Photos: Citizen TV, Billy Mwangi.
Source: Facebook

A quick scan of his page shows the status of the @MwangiHub account and it stands suspended, which drew mixed reactions from netizens.

On June 16, Albert Ojwang's father, identified as Meshack Opiyo, said that President William Ruto called him to offer condolences for the death of his beloved son, Albert Ojwang. He also offered him KSh 2 million to help with the arrangements.

The grieving dad was also given KSh 1 million by the Orange Democratic Movement's leader Raila Odinga, as part of his condolences.

The money and visits from politicians who initially kept mum when the news of Ojwang's death broke out did not go down well with many people, as Kenyans had stood with the family from the beginning.

Billy Mwangi with politician Rigathi Gachagua.
Activist Billy Mwangi, who wants to be a senator. Photo: Billy Mwangi.
Source: Facebook

Kenyans and activists even took to the streets and protested the death of the young man; they paralysed all operations of the day while agitating for Ojwang to get justice. A section of them, therefore, felt betrayed after Opiyo took the money from politicians.

Some people, however, did not agree with it and said that Opiyo was right in taking the cash because it would help them and Ruto had nothing to do with the death of the young blogger. Just like other Kenyans, he had a right to condole with Ojwang's dad.

Apart from just berating being angry over Ojwang's father accepting money and welcoming politicians to his home, Billy accused the middle-aged man of dining with oppressors and asked members of the public to greet him.

In that regard, he was asking Kenyans to send messages to the grieving man and tell him that he was wrong to take the money. His actions drew mixed reactions as well.

"Hello @elonmusk I'm writing on behalf of Mr Billy Mwangi to have his account reinstated. He's sorry for any rules that he might've violated," pleaded his friend Benard Kavuli.
"Billy is a Gen Z activist and the incoming senator for Embu county. He has a good history of online engagements. Thank you," he added.

In another story, Caleb Amisi warned Albert Ojwang’s father to be careful in his dealings with politicians.

According to Amisi, politicians who are sending money as well as making promises to Meshack Opiyo are not genuine.

He shared that politicians only helped to calm the anger of Kenyans after the blogger's death in a cell at the Central Police Station.

Source: TUKO.co.ke

Origin:
publisher logo
Tuko.co.ke - Kenya news.
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...

You may also like...