Raila Claims Car Shot At 7 Times During Demos

Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Alliance coalition party leader Raila Odinga has alleged an assassination attempt on his life.

Addressing reporters on Thursday in Karen, the former prime minister claimed that the police shot at his vehicle seven times with live bullets during Thursday anti-government protests.

He lashed out at President William Ruto saying that his administration was taking the country to pre-colonial days by attacking demonstrators who were peacefully exercising their rights.

He also criticized foreign nations for allegedly stoking the crisis rather than trying to end it by at the very least remaining neutral and not taking sides.

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“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.

He added: “My own car was hit seven times with live bullets, and the direction of the bullets were 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.”

Raila also condemned the attack on the media especially the assault of journalists during the demonstrations.

At least four journos sustained injuries on Thursday. Some were brutalized by rioters while others were attacked by the police.

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“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.”