Man with mental problem fights to shed off terrorist tag after leaving prison
Mr Maurice Wakachala and his wife Alice Machuma, parents of Richard Baraza who was in 2015 jailed by a Mandera Court on terror-related charges and later released speak to journalists in Gidea, Trans Nzoia County. They have linked his actions to mental illness. PHOTO | PHILIP BWAYO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
He was in 2015 jailed by a Mandera court after admitting he intended to join the terror group.
His release sparked mixed reactions from villagers, leading to his re-arrest by police from Endebess Police Station.
His peasant parents have come out to explain why their son behaved that way.
His father said he has tried all Bukusu traditional remedies to address his son’s condition to no avail.
Parents of a young man from Trans Nzoia who is fighting to shed off a terrorist tag are worried owing to the heavy surveillance their son has been subjected to since being sentenced to a 10-year jail term and later on released.
Richard Baraza, was in 2015 jailed by a Mandera court after admitting he intended to join the terror group.
