Bob Njagi, Jamil Longton, and Aslam Longton, known together as the “Kitengela 3,” have said that they are being watched all the time and followed by security agents since they were taken and then released.
They were held for 32 days in what they say were very bad conditions, and now they feel like their troubles are not over. They claim that someone is always keeping an eye on them.
Reports from news sources and social media say that the Kitengela 3 have been under surveillance since they got free.
Jamil and Aslam Longton, in particular, have security guards watching them all the time. They say this is for their safety, but it also seems like a way to see who they meet.
Bob Njagi was kept alone while he was held captive, and now he says that he feels like strangers, whom he thinks are state agents, are invading his privacy.
This situation has opened up a bigger discussion about people’s rights to privacy and freedom to move, especially for those seen as political activists or critics of the government.
The claims by the Kitengela 3 have led to calls for investigations into how the state watches its citizens and protects their rights.
So far, police and security agencies have not answered these claims and say they are not doing anything illegal like watching people without permission or taking them.
