They Want to Kill Me Like Sheikh Makaburi, Claims Human Rights Activist

Al Amin Kimathi, the Executive Director of Muslim for Human Rights Forum, has said his life is in danger.

Vocal Human Rights Activist Al Amin Kimathi

Speaking in a press conference on Thursday, Kimathi, who was held in solitary confinement in Kampala's Luzira Maximum Security Prison in 2010 after terror attacks in Kampala, said officials from  human rights organizations told him  he is on the “next to be killed” order after Sheikh Abubakar  Shariff Alias Makaburi.

He also quoted an Anti-Terror Police Unit (ATPU) official based at Pangani who said Al Amin Kimathi will be the next high profile person the death squad will be looking for.

“During a chat at the police station, at some point (he) (the ATPU officer) started talking about Mombasa and Makaburi. Then he commented that the next high profile person they will be looking for is Al Amin Kimathi,” he said.

“I am not worried because I must die one day and if it is to die for my ideals and the position I have adopted in my work, I will gladly do so,” Kimathi said.

Last week, Kimathi was publicly heard calling for revenge for Makaburi’s killers.

“We can no longer tolerate what is going in this country you must defend your rights even if it means paying the ultimate price,” he said.