Eric Omondi arrested while taking CVs to State House

He was arrested along Uhuru Highway and taken to Central Police Station.

In Summary

•While pulling his cart, the comedian also called out the government for not creating jobs for millions of Kenyans. 

•His main mission was to have the CVs delivered at the State House.

Comedian Eric Omondi arrested as he attempted deliver CVs to State House on March 28, 2023
Comedian Eric Omondi arrested as he attempted deliver CVs to State House on March 28, 2023
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Comedian Eric Omondi was on Tuesday arrested for the third time while heading to State House.

Eric was pulling a wooden cart 'mkokoteni'  which he claimed had thousand of CVs of youths looking for jobs.

His main mission was to have them delivered at the State House.

While pulling his cart, the comedian also called out the government for not creating jobs for millions of Kenyans. 

Omondi wanted to give the CVs to President William Ruto to show him how much joblessness was an issue in the country.

"Mimi staki kuweka maisha ya watu hatarini. Mimi nilienda nicacollect CVs, ziko hapa 3 million napelekea mheshimiwa William Samoei Ruto aone watu wake wenye wameenda university na hawana kazi," he said.

 
 
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This translates to: "I don't want to put people's lives in danger. I collected three million CVs which I'm taking to Hon William Ruto so that he can see how his people have gone to the university but don't have jobs".

He was, however, arrested along Uhuru Highway and taken to Central Police Station.

Omondi had vowed to continue pushing the government to deal with the high cost of living but hoped the agitation will not get messy.

He said all he wanted is for the government to listen to the people's cries on whose behalf he speaks.

The comedian has over the past few weeks been arrested twice and charged once with creating public disturbance through the unlawful assembly.

He was first arrested on February 21 alongside 17 others while leading a protest against the cost of living.

On March 1, he was arrested again while distributing unga to Kenyans at City Stadium.

The case relating to the first arrest was on Monday pushed to May.

Comedian Eric Omondi being arrested as he attempted deliver CVs to State House on March 28, 2023
Comedian Eric Omondi being arrested as he attempted deliver CVs to State House on March 28, 2023
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