{"id":195055,"date":"2024-07-01T04:47:08","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T04:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/01\/joshua-okayo-ksl-presidents-health-condition-following-abduction-and-torture\/"},"modified":"2024-07-01T04:47:08","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T04:47:08","slug":"joshua-okayo-ksl-presidents-health-condition-following-abduction-and-torture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/01\/joshua-okayo-ksl-presidents-health-condition-following-abduction-and-torture\/","title":{"rendered":"Joshua Okayo: KSL President&#8217;s Health Condition Following Abduction and Torture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-316128\" alt=\"\" width=\"911\" height=\"541\"  data-lazy- src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/joshuaokayo.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-316128\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/joshuaokayo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"911\" height=\"541\"  \/>The family of Joshua Okayo, the president of the Kenya School of Law (KSL) student governing council, disclosed his condition after his abductors released him.<\/p>\n<p>Joshua was found alive near Maragua River in Murang\u2019a County following his abduction during anti-Finance Bill demonstrations on Wednesday, June 26.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the press, a family member revealed that the student leader had visible injuries and seemed shaken.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cUpon finding him, Joshua Okayo appeared confused and in a state of distress,\u201d<\/em> a family member said.<\/p>\n<p>Okayo\u2019s brother also reported that Joshua informed him he had been tortured and was experiencing significant pain.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHe said he was tortured and is in considerable pain, starting from his neck and throughout his entire body,\u201d<\/em> he told the media.<\/p>\n<p>Adding, \u201cWe have been shaken, we have been threatened by this issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His colleague remarked that he was not the same person they were accustomed to seeing.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe way we\u2019ve seen him, he\u2019s not the same active person we know. We believe he\u2019s been through a lot,\u201d<\/em> they said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, medical staff have reported that Joshua Okayo is under medical observation due to his condition, particularly the psychological trauma he suffered.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The family of Joshua Okayo, the president of the Kenya School of Law (KSL) student governing council, disclosed his condition after his abductors released him. Joshua was found alive near Maragua River in Murang\u2019a County following his abduction during anti-Finance Bill demonstrations on Wednesday, June 26. 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