As a human rights activist, I must speak on the situation surrounding Raphael Tuju. Regardless of politics, 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. 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.
Human rights are not selective. They apply even to those we disagree with politically. The true test of a society governed by law is how it treats individuals when they are most vulnerable.
Let justice be firm, but let it also be fair.
