Octopizzo’s reaction to BBC’s Blood Parliament Documentary

Rapper Octopizzo, just like a number of other Kenyans has voiced his dissatisfaction with Kenyan judicial system following the BBC’s documentary on the June 25^th 2024 happening outside Kenya’s parliament.

The documentary titled ‘Blood Parliament’ revisits the harrowing events of the Gen Z demonstrations that climaxed on June 25^th last year, when protesters stormed Parliament in a desperate bid to halt a controversial tax bill.

Octopizzo feels that the judiciary has betrayed the young people, some who were killed during the protests and others sustaining serious injuries.

“Watching that BBC documentary by Ademba has shattered me. How can it almost be a year and no one not a single person has been held accountable? It makes you wonder if the judiciary, if the law itself, was ever real. We keep pushing technology forward like it’s everything, yet humanity and justice are rotting away even faster. It’s gutting. It’s like watching hope die in real time. Kids being killed for having an opinion,” Octopizzo questioned.

“It’s true the judiciary doesn’t initiate prosecution but it’s also important to acknowledge that the judicial system itself is part of the problem. Human rights organizations have already submitted substantial evidence to the courts,” he added.

The rapper denied claims that he is tweeting from the US without enough knowledge on what happened on that day.

According to him, he was on the streets on the day Kenyans stormed parliament in anger and that he witnessed first-hand young people being killed by people he termed as police.

“This US narrative, leave it alone. I was in the street and in parliament where I saw people being slaughtered. I normally go to US on few occasions,” Octopizzo added.

The unforgettable protests, sparked by the government’s decision to impose a 16% tax on essentials like bread and sanitary pads, led to tragic consequences.

At least five protesters were shot dead by police, and parts of the Parliament building were set ablaze by the angry youths who stormed in.

According to the documentary, video analysis identified a plainclothes officer as the one who pulled the trigger that killed two young men whose lifeless bodies were discovered moments later outside Parliament.

Other Kenyans flocked the social media to express their feeling following BBC’s bold move to unravel the brutal hand of the law enforcers on the armless youths.

Award-winning investigative journalist John-Allan Namu praised the documentary as a "devastating account of the June 25th murders outside Kenya’s parliament. Curdles the blood."