‘Chairman, I know you’re watching...’ Bob Njagi warns his abductor on live TV

Political activist Bob Njagi, who was abducted by suspected government agents in August 2024 and held in captivity for 32 days, has sent a direct warning to one of his alleged captors, known only as 'Chairman,' warning that justice will soon catch up with him.

Speaking on Citizen TV’s JKLive show on Wednesday, Njagi recounted the night of his release following public outcry, highlighting the uncertainty he experienced when two of his captors unexpectedly opened the door to his holding cell.

According to Njagi, this was an unusual occurrence, as the doors were typically locked from mid-day until the following day.

“About midnight, I heard two men opening the door and they cocked their pistols. It was very unusual because normally they wouldn’t open the door, once they close the door at mid-day they don’t open the door until the following day. So at this time I was wondering why are they opening the door…probably they are coming to finish me,” Njagi told show host Jeff Koinange.

Instead of harming him, the two men threw his clothes onto the floor, instructing the half-naked Njagi to put them on without any explanation of where he was being taken. When he asked, they remained silent, simply ordering him to comply, and he hesitantly did.

“Before we left the room, they removed the handcuffs which were on me. I had handcuffs for 32 days and nights and they replaced them with plastic restraints. I was led outside the room and into a waiting vehicle,” he said.

Unlike the day of his abduction, when he was surrounded by police officers, this time only one man sat beside him in the backseat—the man Njagi only knows as Chairman—who, along with other suspected police officers, tortured him during his detention.

“I know he (Chairman) is watching this show. Every day I could hear the Citizen TV theme song (in the background) when in captivity. They used to follow everything outside because there was a lot of publicity in the media,” said Njagi.

“He is probably watching me right now and he is called Chairman. I want to address you right now because I know you are looking at me; what you are doing inside that house is wrong and sooner or later  the law is going to catch up to you.”

Njagi added: “You have been abducting and killing people and young people at that. This is a civilized society. We are lucky that we are alive to tell the story but I know that justice is going to be served and it will be served soon.” 

Despite the traumatic ordeal, Njagi—the leader of the Free Kenya Movement—insisted that he and his fellow activists remain steadfast in their fight for good governance, declaring that the movement is organizing as a political alternative, aiming to challenge and ultimately replace President William Ruto’s administration.

“Yes, we have been through an abduction, but we are not relenting in our struggle and our push for good governance. If anything, this is something that has given us a reason to be bolder to what we are doing,” he said.

“I want to say it here on JKLive, as the Free Kenya movement we are organizing as an alternative leadership to take over this country's leadership to take over this country after we send this government home in the near future or 2027.”