May 3, 2025
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.
RUTO REGIME LAUNCHES AUTHORITARIAN CRACKDOWN ON FILMMAKERS BEHIND BLOOD PARLIAMENT
Nairobi, Kenya — In a disturbing escalation of state repression, four filmmakers linked to the Blood Parliament documentary have reportedly been arrested following a police raid at their Karen-based studio in Nairobi. The filmmakers were detained without charge, and vital production equipment was seized. Sources indicate they are being held at Muthaiga and Pangani police stations.
The Blood Parliament documentary, rumored to expose systemic corruption, impunity, and political bloodletting within the highest echelons of Kenya’s legislature, appears to have struck a nerve within the regime of President William Ruto. Instead of engaging with the substance of the revelations, the government has opted for brute-force censorship — criminalizing creativity, silencing dissent, and trampling constitutional freedoms.
This is not an isolated incident. It follows a growing pattern of suppression under the Ruto administration: journalists intimidated, whistleblowers persecuted, activists harassed, protesters abducted, scriptwriters silenced, and now, filmmakers detained. The message is clear — if you expose uncomfortable truths, the state will come for you.
Let it be known: this is not governance. This is fear-driven authoritarianism masquerading as democracy.
In a country whose constitution enshrines the freedom of expression, media, and artistic creativity, such Gestapo-style tactics are unacceptable. They are not just illegal — they are immoral. Ruto’s regime has betrayed the trust of the Kenyan people and is fast eroding any remaining democratic credentials it claims to hold.
We at Shadoww News join other Kenyans to demand:
- The immediate and unconditional release of the arrested filmmakers.
- The return of all confiscated equipment and footage.
- An independent investigation into the abuse of police power.
- Concrete guarantees from the State to protect creative and journalistic freedom.
Kenya belongs to its people — not to the politicians terrified of being held accountable. History has shown us that truth cannot be detained, and oppression cannot outlast the will of a free people.
We urge all citizens, civil society, media houses, and global human rights defenders to stand in solidarity and resist this assault on our shared democratic values.
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