Raila Accuses UDA Leaders of Sponsoring Attacks on his Supporters

In a statement released on Saturday, the former Prime Minister alleged that UDA politicians sponsored the attacks on his supporters in Kisii.

“Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition party strongly condemns the incident in which UDA operatives, working with State officers and well-known criminals, invaded villages in Kisii, hacked people, and destroyed property. The victims of this attack were youths who attended the very peaceful Azimio rally in Kisii on Friday," the statement read in part.

The attackers are said to have been led by a well-known jailbird and hardcore criminal with several arrest warrants.

Odinga says that is evidence enough that the country is back to the rule of thuggery and hooliganism.

The opposition chief called for the government to take action against the perpetrators, noting that people would resort to protecting themselves the best way they can.

"Action must be taken against the criminals who participated in this attack, otherwise, people will have no option but to protect themselves in the best way they can," Raila stated.

He further asked UDA operatives who are having issues with the Azimio protest rallies to face the opposition leaders instead of attacking supporters.

"We call on UDA operatives who have issues with Azimio’s meetings to face us, the leaders, and leave alone our innocent and peaceful supporters. We want to make it very clear that we will not allow state-sponsored hooliganism to take root in Kenya again and we will neither be cowed nor intimidated," he added.