Monday, January 8, 2024 - Kisumu County Governor, Prof Anyang Nyong’o, has blasted Interior Cabinet Secretary, Prof Kithure Kindiki, following the teargassing of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s supporters while celebrating his 79th birthday on Sunday.
In a statement to Kenyans, the Governor
said that it was shameful for the police to treat people that way yet they had
not contravened the law in any manner.
He noted
that Kenyans have been celebrating birthdays, noting that Raila was also
celebrated in Kisumu peacefully.
“Why was
Nairobi different?”
“What Crime did the people of
Nairobi commit?” he posed.
“It is
cowardly, shameful and unconstitutional for the police to attack and injure
harmless people who had gathered in a street in Nairobi to celebrate their
leader,” he further said.
Inspector General of Police Japheth
Koome has also said the officers who teargassed Raila Odinga’s supporters will
face disciplinary action.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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