Kenyans Heartbroken After Former Presidential Candidate Abduba Dida Is Jailed In US: "Na Hatukujua"
- Former presidential candidate Mohammed Abduba Dida, famously known as Mwalimu Dida, is currently serving a seven-year prison sentence in the United States
- The news of his imprisonment led Kenyans to social media to share their opinions about Dida's arrest
- Dida was jailed in 2022 on two separate counts at the Big Muddy Correctional Center in Illinois
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Most Kenyans online have been heartbroken by the news of former presidential candidate Mohamed Abduba Dida, serving a seven-year prison sentence in the United States.
Dida, who has been absent from the public eye for a while, was convicted in 2022.
Why is Dida serving jail-term?
Dida is being held at Big Muddy Correctional Center in Illinois after being convicted of stalking and threatening an unnamed individual in McLean County.
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He was convicted there in 2022 after he was charged on two counts separately.
He received a five-year prison sentence for aggravated stalking and violating a restraining order that prohibited him from approaching or contacting his victim.
On the second count, the Kenyan was sentenced to two years in prison for stalking and transmitting threats to his victim.
The ex-presidential candidate famously known as Mwalimu Dida previously ran for the Kenyan presidency twice but was unsuccessful.
How did Kenyans react?
Kenyans turned to social media to share their reactions to Dida's arrest. Some expressed sympathy for him, while others raised questions about the reasons behind his arrest.
Polycarp:
"Ala, what did he do?"
Baha Machachari:
"And no one knew about it?"
Suleman:
"What? Stalking? Doesn't make sense."
Abdi Adow:
"There are lame charges."
One Kenya:
"Waah, how fast life can change."
Elkins:
"What is this now?"
When did Dida vie for presidency?
Mwalimu Dida first ran for the presidency in 2013 and made a second attempt in 2017, but was unsuccessful in both attempts.
In his second bid, however, Dida received fewer votes, garnering 38,004, which accounted for 0.25% of the total votes cast.
He previously worked as a religious and English teacher at Lenana School in Nairobi.
He reportedly also worked for Daadab Secondary School.
Proofreading by Otukho Jackson, a multimedia journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke
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