Keffa Nyambane, the man who jumped into the road and stopped President Uhuru Kenyatta’s motorcade on Wednesday, May 26 has revealed that he was not a security threat since he just wanted to share his problems with the head of state.
The 30-year-old father of three claims he saw a golden opportunity to talk to the President when he heard news of the President’s visit to Lucky Summer on Wednesday mid-morning.
“The President is my leader. I voted for him. We wake up at four o’clock in the morning to elect a leader and at the end of the day, you don’t benefit from electing a leader. I saw a golden opportunity to share my problems with my President,” Kefa said.
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In a statement to the public, government spokesperson Cyrus Oguna reassured Kenyans that the incident was in no way a security threat to President Uhuru.
“The individual is a citizen who was only excited to see the motorcade His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta. We wish to allay any fears that the President’s security was under threat,” Oguna said in a tweet.
Keffa Nyambane’s act went viral with photos and videos of his daring act circulating on the internet and WhatsApp groups.
“It’s not an any-day act of bravery when someone like me jumps in front of the Presidential motorcade. Mimi nilikuwa nimefika mwisho,” the father of three revealed adding that he is unemployed and incapable of providing for his family of four.
In an interview with a local TV station, Kefa who scored a C+ in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary School Education (KCSE) says his sister took over the parenting of one of his children to spare him the extra costs of providing for his family.
“I have school fees at that school, Starlet, I’m unable to pay the money. I have tried. And that is the second born. The other child is under my sisters care,” the man from Lucky Summer said.
“There are no schools here. No hospitals. We are suffering here at Lucky Summer,” Kefa said in the interview which was shot at his one-roomed house which he rents at a cost of three thousand shillings a month.
