DCI summones 4 county askaris over Trans Nzoia funeral chaos

Four County officers attached at the Office of Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya and a supporter of National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula have been summoned by DCI officers over Sunday chaos.

The five were grilled at the county DCI offices in connection to the melee that occurred on Sunday during a burial ceremony of the wife of former Nominated MCA Phillip Nyongesa, the late Sandra Nyongesa.

Trans Nzoia County Commander Steve Oloo said a probe is underway to arrest all those involved in the fracas.

At the same time, religious leaders led by Bishop Martin Mafumbo have called on security agencies to investigate the incident without any bias, a sentiment that was echoed by Agikuyu Community elder David Kabuya.

“They have been summoned to record statements and we want the police to be fair in their investigations,” Oloo said.

“As elders, we will help solve the conflicts if we are involved in the probe,… many tribes inhibit this region so we want them to engage all the communities in Trans Nzoia, not the Bukusu Community alone,” Kabuya added.

A representative of Ford Kenya Party Ben  Wanjala, who also recorded his statement called for the investigations to be fair.

"I have recorded my statement and we want the authorities to visit the scene of the incident so that they get fast and information and the church and the family should also be involved because they were our audience," he said.

Supporters of Wetangula and Natembeya openly clashed in the ceremony after the two perceived political rivals shared a podium forcing authorities to intervene and lob teargas to disperse the crowds.