RUTO REGIME LAUNCHES AUTHORITARIAN CRACKDOWN ON FILMMAKERS BEHIND BLOOD PARLIAMENT

By Ruzeki, Shadoww News 
May 3, 2025 (Updated)
 

Every single day, Ruto’s regime crosses the line, latest is— arresting BBC's Blood Parliament filmmakers, raiding their studio, and seizing equipment. This is not leadership; it’s tyranny. You can’t silence truth with handcuffs. Kenya deserves better. 

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RUTO REGIME LAUNCHES AUTHORITARIAN CRACKDOWN ON FILMMAKERS BEHIND BLOOD PARLIAMENT

Nairobi, Kenya — The Ruto administration has launched an unprecedented assault on freedom of expression, targeting four independent filmmakers believed to be linked to the BBC documentary Blood Parliament. 

According to multiple reports, the filmmakers — Nicholas Gichuki, Brian Adagala, MarkDenver Karubiu, and Christopher Wamae — were arrested in a police raid on their studio in Karen, Nairobi (Kenyans.co.ke, May 2025). Police seized their computers, cameras, and hard drives during the raid, and the four were later held overnight at Pangani and Muthaiga police stations (Nation.Africa, May 2025). 

Although they were released the next day on a free bond, authorities offered no formal charges — only vague claims about “publication of false information” related to the Blood Parliament film (NTV Kenya, May 2025). The filmmakers were later ordered to appear before DCI officers for further questioning (Eastleigh Voice, May 2025). 

Rights organizations have condemned the move as a blatant violation of press freedom. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) later revealed that spyware was installed on at least two of the filmmakers’ phones while in police custody, after their devices were confiscated in May and returned in July (CPJ, Sept 2025). 

Civil society groups, human rights defenders, and independent journalists have decried what they call a “regime of fear,” warning that the crackdown represents a dangerous escalation in Kenya’s shrinking civic space. Editorials in major outlets have also raised alarm, arguing that this pattern of arrests, raids, and intimidation is part of a broader effort to silence dissent (Nation.Africa, May 2025). 

Meanwhile, the government continues to deny any wrongdoing, insisting that the arrests were part of a lawful investigation — even as outrage grows both locally and internationally. Parliament itself had previously lashed out at the Blood Parliament documentary, accusing the BBC of “tarnishing Kenya’s image” and promoting a “foreign agenda” (AllAfrica, May 2025). 

The truth remains clear: the regime is tightening its grip on Kenya’s creative and journalistic spaces — one arrest at a time. 

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Editor’s Note 

This post has been updated with verified sources and factual references as of October 2025 to ensure accuracy and transparency. 

Sources 

1. Kenyans.co.ke – Blood Parliament: Four Filmmakers Arrested Over BBC Documentary (May 2025)
2. Nation.Africa – Outrage as Filmmakers Behind BBC’s Blood Parliament Released (May 2025)
3. NTV Kenya – State Links Four Filmmakers to BBC’s Blood Parliament Documentary (May 2025)
4. Eastleigh Voice – Four Filmmakers Linked to BBC’s Blood Parliament Released on Bail (May 2025)
5. CPJ – Spyware Installed on Kenyan Filmmakers’ Phones in Police Custody (Sept 2025)
6. Nation.Africa – Blood Parliament: We Must Push Back Against State Clampdown (May 2025)
7. AllAfrica – Kenya: Parliament Attacks BBC Over Blood Parliament Documentary (May 2025)