Wafula Chebukati's widow, Mary Wanyonyi, has recalled how the events at the Bomas of Kenya on August 15, 2022, unsettled her family.
She revealed how the family was immersed in tension as the country looked forward to him announcing the results of the presidential election.
Mary revealed that before leaving home for the Bomas of Kenya, where he was to announce the presidential results, Chebukati had been receiving phone calls that scared him.
"He was worried about the calls he was receiving. I asked him who was calling him, and he told me it was Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit, and explained why he was calling. I asked the bishop to come, and they came home with 13 others, and prayed for him," Mary recalled.
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Chebukati later left home accompanied by Sapit and his fellow clergymen, unaware of what awaited him at the Bomas.
Mary tried reaching out to him, but he could not be found, this as the chaos at the Bomas got televised.
Her efforts to reach Chebukati on the phone proved futile as time went by until she decided to seek help from Citizen TV's Sam Gituku, who was broadcasting the events at the Bomas auditorium.
At first, Gituku told her that there was nothing major being reported out of Bomas, until he later realised that a fracas had ensued.
Sam later referred Mary to a human rights group that intervened for Chebukati's security.
"We tried to find out what was happening and called Sam Gituku. I asked him to air what was happening at Bomas. He referred us to some human rights institution because there could be something more he could do, and we thanked him for what little he did," Mary said.
Chebukati later appeared and announced the results amid chaos, before leaving the Bomas.
He arrived at home injured and later recounted being pointed by a gun.
