ACTIVIST BILLY MWANGI'S X ACCOUNT SUSPENDED AFTER POSTING CRITICISM TOWARDS ALBERT OJWANG'S FATHER

Embu Senate aspirant and youth activist Billy Mwangi’s X (formerly Twitter) account was suspended on Monday June 16 2025, hours after criticising Meshack Ojwang, the father of the late blogger and teacher Albert Ojwang.
Mwangi, who was thrust to fame after his abduction in 2024, took to the platform to question Meshack’s recent public remarks praising President William Ruto. This followed the President’s phone call to the Ojwang family and a Ksh2 million donation made to support burial arrangements.
“Albert died in police custody under suspicious circumstances,” Mwangi wrote in the now-unavailable post. “Accepting money from the same regime without demanding justice dishonours his legacy.”
Mwangi also shared Mzee Ojwang’s phone number and invited Kenyans online to send him messages to show disapproval of his acceptance of Ruto’s donation. His move, however, elicited mixed reactions as some Kenyans called him out.
Hours after the post, screenshots of his suspended account were shared by several users, including political commentator Wuodnyakach, and blogger Bernard Kavuli, both of whom condemned the suspension as an attack on digital activism. Others, however, criticised him for speaking ill of Ojwang’s father, who had no option of rejecting the president’s contribution.