Raila team urges State to 'leave no stone unturned' in probing Uasin Gishu attack

Raila Odinga’s camp has urged law enforcement agencies to conduct comprehensive investigations that will lead to the apprehension of the perpetrators behind the violent attack that targeted a section of Azimio leaders in Kabenes, Uasin Gishu County, on Friday.

In a statement issued on Saturday, Odinga’s presidential campaign secretariat spokesperson Prof. Makau Mutua labelled the Friday attack, which he says was politically instigated, as being savage and despicable. 

He went on to say that the attack, if left unchecked, can jeopardise the country’s peace and security during this electioneering period.

“We ask the State to leave no stone unturned in investigating the Soy attack on Mr Odinga and his entourage in order to bring the weight and full force of the law on those responsible,” said Mutua.

Odinga’s spokesperson likewise urged Deputy President William Ruto and his allies to condemn the incident owing to the fact that it allegedly took place in the his perceived backyard of Rift Valley.

“This incident comes amidst heightened and dangerous campaign rhetoric by the political opponents of Azimio in UDA, the political party led by DP William Ruto. Mr. Ruto and UDA must condemn without equivocation this act of barbarism,” Prof. Mutua said in the statement.

“Such primitive conduct has no place in any democratic society, let alone the Republic of Kenya. Political campaigns cannot — and will not — be conducted in a climate of violence, fear, and intimidation.”

While urging Kenyans to maintain peace in this electioneering period, Prof. Mutua likewise reiterated that all politicians are constitutionally entitled to sell their agenda in any part of the country without having to worry about any outside interference from unwanted third parties.