Opposition Leader Raila Odinga Speaks After His Chopper was Attacked in Uasin Gishu
Opposition leader Raila Odinga has spoken after his chopper was attacked during mzee Kibor’s burial in Kabenes, Uasin Gishu County.
Odinga said the threats came in the form of youth; mobilized, armed and paid to cause mayhem and disorder, destroy property and even take away lives in a bid to create political zones in the country.
“In the event that took place at Kabenes in Uasin Gishu, youth attacked my plane, destroying the air shield with rocks that were clearly aimed at me. On my way to the plane, they had pelted my vehicles with stones.My mistake was to attend the burial of my long time friend Mr. Jackson Kibor. I thank the security officers who did everything to ensure our safety,” he said.
Odinga reterated that the attack presents a very dark reminder of what this country has witnessed before, particularly in the run up to the 1992 elections and in the 2007-2008 polls.
“In the run up to August, someone seems to be assembling a rag tag band of extremist youths, radicalized by lies and handouts to zone the country before pushing us into mayhem,” he said.
He hold Uasin Gishu governor Jackson Mandagor and Soy MP. Hon. Caleb Kositany responsible.
“I call on the two, and all leaders from the region who believe in our constitution, to come out now, not later, condemn the incident and promise an end to the bizarre attempts to balkanize the country into ethnic and tribal party zones ahead of August election,” he said.
The oposition chief said despite the violence meted on him and his team he remains optimistic that Kenya will hold peaceful, free and fair election in August.
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