DNK International By Our Reporter,Nairobi.
Presidential aspirant Eliud Owalo today visited the premises of former cabinet secretary Raphael Tuju at Dari Business Park in Karen,Nairobi.
His visit was to express solidarity with Tuju after he was reportedly locked out of the facility.
Speaking during the visit, Tuju said that he had come to empathize with Tuju over the ongoing dispute surrounding the property.
He added that the matter was a commercial disagreement that should be handled strictly within the framework of civil law rather than through criminal proceedings.
According to him the deployment of police officers at a private facility over a commercial dispute raises concerns about adherence to the rule of law.
He warned that such actions could send a chilling message to local entrepreneurs and potentially discourage foreign investors from injecting capital into the country’s economy.
He maintained that commercial disagreements should be resolved through the courts and other lawful civil mechanisms to protect business confidence and uphold legal processes.
Similarly a human rights activist Francis Awino has said that no Kenyan should be stripped of their dignity, livelihood, and economic stability in a manner that appears punitive rather than just.
“Watching someone’s property auctioned and long standing sources of income taken away including businesses they built over years raises serious questions about fairness, due process, and proportionality.
He added that justice must never look like persecution.
“In a constitutional democracy, the rule of law must protect every citizen equally. Today it is Tuju; tomorrow it could be anyone else.Disagreements, debts, or legal disputes should be resolved through transparent and fair legal processes not through actions that appear designed to completely dismantle a person’s economic life,”Awino went on to say.
The activist stressed that Human rights are not selective adding that hey apply even to those others disagree with politically.
[DNK-International@March 15,2026]
