Raila alleges of another assassination attempt
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Raila alleges yet of another assassination attempt adding that his was shot at SEVEN times with live bullet
Raila alleges yet of another assassination attempt adding that his was shot at SEVEN times with live bullet.
Azimio coalition party leader Raila Odinga has now claimed that an attempt was made to murder him on Thursday during the anti-government demonstrations in Nairobi.
Speaking to the journalists in Karen, the opposition leader alleged that seven live bullets were fired at his car in what he believed to be an intentional attempt to kill him.
As a result, Mr. Odinga lashed out at the government of President William Ruto, saying that it was reverting the nation to pre-colonial days by attacking demonstrators who were peacefully exercising their rights.
He also criticized foreign countries for allegedly stoking the crisis rather than trying to end it by at the very least remaining neutral and not taking sides.
“We condemn in the strongest terms possible what has happened today. Today is a very sad day in the history of this country. This shows that we’re degenerating into the colonial stage, where lives of Africans did not matter at all because there’s no reason why police should use this kind of force against unarmed citizens who are merely exercising their democratic rights,” he said.
“My own car was hit seven times with live bullets, and the direction of the bullets was all aimed at me. These people have been threatening and blackmailing us, unfortunately, the friends of this country are not helping.
Look at the statement released by some ambassador based here, you would think that they live in a different country; they’re actually adding fuel to this conflict, instead of being independent and neutral arbiters.”
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Raila also denounced assaults on the media that took place during the protests on Thursday, when at least four reporters from various media outlets, including Citizen TV, were taken to the hospital after allegedly being beaten by both goons and police officers while reporting the demonstrations.
In a move that would have been similar to the invasion of the former Head of State’s Northlands farm on Monday, he also claimed that senior government officials plotted to invade Uhuru Kenyatta’s home.
“It is very unfortunate that in the whole of these skirmishes, the media is being targeted for attack. The other day and today, several journalists have been injured,” he said.
“We also had information that they were planning to attack Uhuru’s farm, business, and residences.”
Mr. Odinga also maintained his grievances, stating that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) server should be opened and an audit is done so that any doubts about the election are put to rest.
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