Marco L. Valbuena, Chief Information Officer
Communist Party of the Philippines
March 3, 2026
The
Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) joins broad democratic forces
in Kenya and the international community in vehemently condemning the
fascist police and military forces of the US-backed Ruto regime in Kenya
for the abduction, torture, and illegal detention of Comrade Booker
Ngesa Omole, General Secretary of the Communist Party Marxist-Kenya
(CPM-K).
On the evening of
February 23, Comrade Omole was violently taken from his home in Isiolo
town and detained at Mlolongo Police Station without any formal charges.
He was tortured and beaten severely. He is being held incommunicado,
denied access to his chosen lawyer, medical care, and visits from family
and friends. The Mlolongo Police Station is notorious for extrajudicial
killings and systematic terror against the Kenyan people.
This
is not the first time Comrade Omole faced violent attacks by the
fascist regime. In early 2025, he was target for assassination at his
home. Other CPM-K leaders have faced similar assaults, such as the
abduction of Party national chairperson Mwaivu Kaluka in Mombasa in
2025. These form part of a broader campaign of intimidation targeting
the CPM-K’s leadership.
Such acts
are blatant attempts to terrorize the CPM-K and undermine its efforts to
organize and mobilize the Kenyan people in their fight for livelihood
and sovereignty. Since the rise of the Ruto regime in 2022, attacks
against CPM-K and the Kenyan people have escalated, particularly in
response to widespread protests against the International Monetary Fund
(IMF) Finance Bill, which sought to impose crippling tax hikes.
The
CPP stands firmly with Comrade Omole and fully supports the CPM-K and
the Kenyan people in demanding his immediate and unconditional release.
We are confident that the CPM-K and the Kenyan people will not succumb
to fear in the face of the Ruto regime's brutality.
We
are in solidarity with the CPM-K in its bold declaration: "Organize.
Speak out. Mobilize. Defend our comrades. Defend democratic rights.
Defend the revolution. No prison can contain the will of the people. No
baton can beat down the truth. No regime can stop the march of history.
The struggle continues. The people shall win."
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