Azimio leader Raila Odinga has accused the international community of ignoring the government’s violent treatment of opposition supporters.
The former Prime Minister was speaking on Friday during the interdenominational prayer service for people who died during anti-government protests in July. The service occurred in the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga park in Bondo town and was attended by prominent Azimio figures including Kalonzo Musyoka, Martha Karua, Eugene Wamalwa, Wycliffe Oparanya, and George Wajackoyah. Raila expressed disappointment that the diplomatic community has not spoken up despite some victims of police brutality being as young as 14 years old.
In a statement issued on July 18, Western diplomats highlighted that the current regime in Kenya is violating the rights of its citizens. They called for urgent intervention to prevent further destruction of property and excessive use of force by the police in controlling crowds. The joint statement from the missions of Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and the UK raised concern over the high levels of violence, including the use of live bullets during protests. They urged all parties to engage in meaningful dialogue to resolve their differences peacefully and build the nation together.
Opposition leader Raila Odinga has called for international support on the issue. However, the government has denied responsibility for the alleged extrajudicial killings during the protests and has instead placed blame on civilian arms holders for supplying guns to the protesters. On July 25, Kindiki expressed disputed the protest held between July 19 and 21, regretting that the demos resulted in the deaths of both civilian and police officers and extensive damage to private and public property. In addition, the CS absolved the police from the extrajudicial killings.
Azimio has since taken the matter to the International Criminal Court in The Hague, alleging police brutality against protesters. The court’s prosecutor’s office confirmed receipt of the case but has not issued a comment due to the need to protect the confidentiality of the information as detailed under Article 15 of the Rome Statute.
The violent old senile Jaluo…
The violent old senile Jaluo narcissist talking nonsense as usual!!! Fidel is calling!!!
What’s wrong with the oldman…
What’s wrong with the oldman???, Is he going insane??…He pull the crowd(Mandamaanos) on streets then flip flop then accuse the police??…I guess he’s smoking something that we dont know!!…
You often tell Envoys not to…
You often tell Envoys not to interfere with our domestic affairs when they call you out for destroying property and hurting the economy with your violent demos. But here, you are mad at them because they skipped the most important part of your demos where you parade the dead bodies that you have collected for your witchcraft sacrifices on your road to your imaginary power trip. You have been a mistake for our country!
Men, you’ve said it all in…
Men, you’ve said it all in one short para..Umeongea kama wazee wanne.
Savage Raila who is seeking…
Savage Raila who is seeking for attention by busy foreigners who have no business with volunteer death victims.Liwe liwalo huyu takata anapaswa kukomeswa dipo waKenya wenye akili poop waache kujitolea kuuawa dipo awe raisi.
If he claims he was shot at…
If he claims he was shot at every time during maandamanos, then counting those bullets hopefully won’t rise to equal the numbers of those who passed away. People should stick to God given wisdom. These lost souls were for nothing. Yeye yuko hai akiitisha tu demands left and right apate power na ka office mahali akiliilia wakoloni kila saa na korti ya ICC kwa mambo haifai.
Mifumo yote ya kigeni (dini …
Mifumo yote ya kigeni (dini – ile ya marehemu mwana wa Amina na ile nyingine ya marehemu mwana wa Mariamu na siasa – demokrasia) ipigwe marufuku halafu tuanze kutumia akili tuliyopewa na MUUMBAJI MKUU (The Almighty CREATOR) kama nchi nyingine zinavyofanya.
Kwa nini sisi wazaliwa wa COHO (Continent of Human Origins) tumekubali kufanywa maabara (laboratory) ya dunia nzima na huku tuna akili kama binadamu wengine?
Nakumbuka mwaka uliopita Raila na Samoei walichoma mali ya umma wote wawili walipoitembelea nchi ya Marekani na Uingereza kabla ya uchaguzi. Wote wawili walisahau ya kwamba, Kenya ilipata uhuru 12/12/1963. Je, umemwona kiongozi wa Marekani au Uingereza akija kuitembelea nchi ya Kenya kabla ya uchaguzi katika nchi yake ya kuzaliwa?
Je, tutaikata minyororo ya ukoloni na utumwa lini iwapo tungali tukiabudu watu waliotutawala karibu miaka 60 iliyopita? Hakuna tafauti baina ya Mmarekani na Mwingereza: wote wanasema Kiingereza na hawaheshimu mila au lugha za watu wengine duniani.
Tunahitaji viongozi wapya nchini ambao hawana minyororo ya ukoloni na utumwa akilini mwao.