Police Arrest 14 Suspects Involved in Stoning Raila Odinga Chopper
14 suspects who were involved in stoning the leaders of the opposition chopper during the burial of Mzee Jackson Kibor have been arrested.
Odinga had attended the burial ceremony of his long term friend Jackson Kibor who died after a long illness.
According to Uasin Gishu County Commissioner Stephen Kihara will ensure that all those involved in the heinous act are arrested and charged in a court of law.
“I want to confirm that during our last night’s raid we have been able to arrest 14 suspects to whom we believe they were involved in the stone exercise that left the chopper of the opposition leader cracked,” said the Uasin Gishu County Commissioner while speaking to the press.
He reiterated that the operation is ongoing to ensure that all those who were involved are brought to book.
“We have we have also recorded a statement from the captain that was carrying the prime ministers, we have engaged the chief inspector accompanying the prime minister, this will ensure that we will not leave any stone unturned,” he added.
He noted that they are interrogating those who were arrested and there are claims that a politician might have been involved in the whole process.
“As the chairman of the security committee we will not allow such to happen again in our county, we have been preaching peace urging leaders to be and accommodate other competitors. We are sure we going to arrest a politician who we believe might have organized the group,” he added
“We are going to ensure we will get the person who organized the same and this will be a lesson to those organizing hooliganism and it will be a thing of the past,” he added.