Raila Odinga, the leader of the Azimio coalition, has officially filed a complaint with the police over assassination attempts.
Raila, through his lawyer Jackson Awele, claimed there was probable cause to think the particular officers were operating on the command of the Inspector General of Police and that the State tried to kill him with malice aforethought.
The shooting occurred last Thursday around 4.30 p.m., while Raila and his Azimio leaders were leading protesters in Pipeline.
In a letter to the Officer Commanding Kware Police Station, Raila asked the police to book the incident in their Occurrence Book (OB) and he be furnished with the entry number and details.
The Opposition leader stated that with the assistance of the general public, they had recognized two officers, Service No. 88011 Corporal Silas Kemboi and Service No. 226944 Constable Isaac Ndirangu.
“During the melee, police officers approached Raila’s car and fired about ten rounds of live ammunition at it.” “A subsequent examination of the vehicle following the attack reveals that the vehicle was skillfully targeted, with our client as the actual target,” the lawyer said.
“If there is reasonable cause to believe that the specific officers acting on the command of the Inspector General of Police and the State, with malice aforethought, attempted to commit a felony, to cause our client’s death,” the lawyer added.
Raila stated that on a relevant day, around 4.30 p.m., during his procession towards Outering Road, they met a group of armed police officers stationed in the same direction as the nonviolent protest was parading.
According to Raila, their mere presence at the said location at the material time demonstrated that they knew or ought to have known that he and other demonstrators at large had every intention of parading along the said area and thus should have provided and facilitated their safe passage as required by law.
The Azimio leader said the conduct of the police officers against him, and the peaceful demonstrators amounted to misconduct and warranted a thorough probe by the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) and the Internal Affairs Unit (IAU) of the National Police Service.
“By a copy of this letter, the Director of Public Prosecutions is similarly notified for his further action in accordance with the Constitution and the applicable law.
