Activist Kasmuel McOure, also known as Kaskazini, has revealed that he left his family distraught when he decided to rejoin the ongoing protests immediately after he was released from detention.
In a live interview with Al Jazeera while on Nairobi Streets on Thursday, the activist noted that he was freed in the morning, rushed to the house to change into a fresh suit, and hit the streets immediately.
He further noted that since securing freedom, he has yet to take a meal.
"I just got home this morning and I left my father and family just distraught in the house," he stated.
"I was telling them that I needed to go boots on the ground because if I said on social media that we should not advance to the protected areas, they would think that I was bought off."
McOure further noted that his decision to return to the streets was in line with the reject Finance Bill movement but he also wanted to ensure that protesters do not proceed into protected areas.
"I have not been bought off, it is just that I came out and found that they were shooting children. A doctor was shot in the back. I know that we are willing to risk our lives for our country but it is a bloodbath. Kenya has been declared a military state and I know no one is talking about that enough," he added.
"I have just come to the streets to remind the people of Kenya that I am still with you. I am afraid that I have not decompressed. I have not eaten. I have not showered, I just changed to a fresh suit.
"I have just come to the streets to say that we should not advance to that protected area," McOure added.
The activist was reported missing on Tuesday at around 4 pm after participating in the day's protests.
He would, as a result, be detained for 48 hours but refused to divulge what happened to him while in detention.
McOure, however, insisted that the protests were aimed at holding the government to account and demanding an account of protesters who were killed or injured at the hands of the police.
