The Azimio La Umoja boss Raila Amolo Odinga alleges his car was shot at seven times with live bullets, in what he believes was an attempt to assassinate him.
Odinga, who is leading the anti-government demonstration called out President William Ruto’s government, accusing it of taking the country to pre-colonial times.
Odinga, while addressing the media from his residential home at Karen, claimed his car was shot at seven times with live bullets, in what he says, was a direct attempt to take him out.
He hit out at foreign nations for allegedly fueling conflict instead of solving it by, not taking sides.
He noted that the Azimio team ‘condemn in the strongest terms possible what has happened today”. He said “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,” Said Odinga.
Odinga also condemned attacks on the press that was witnessed during Thursday protests. At least four journalists from different media houses were reportedly attacked.
Citizen TV reporters who were covering the event were hospitalised after reportedly being brutalised by both goons and police officers.
It Is also alleged a top government officials planned to raid property owned by former head of state President Uhuru Kenyatta, in what would have appeared like the invasion of Northanlands farm.
Odinga added that 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,” Said Odinga.
Odinga said they had information that they were planning to attack Uhuru’s farm, business, and residences.
Odinga further called for opening of IEBC server so that no one can doubt Ruto’s victory.
Odinga called for reinstatement of the four IEBC commissioners that were sacked, popularly known as Cherera four.
