Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga has come out strongly condemning the people who carelessly cause accidents on roads leading to loss of lives.
His plea came a day after a the fort tenan tragic road accident on Wednesday that killed 56 people and others injured.
Mr Odinga was speaking at the burial of musician Joseph Kamaru, where he condemned the premature deaths of Kenyans, also citing cases of murder, must be stopped.
In his statement he said, “Vioja zinafanyika, wasichana wadogo wadogo wanauawa…Kamaru hangepeenda vitu kama hizi zifanyike…,”
In addition he said,”Unafunga msichana unakata shingo… si hiyo ni unyama? Hiyo ni shetani.. wale ambao wanashika wasichana wadogo wanaua ni shetani…na shetani ashindwe.”
His statement was directed to the ongoing probe of the killing of Monicah Kimani who was murdered three weeks ago in her apartment. The latter was slashed in the throat and her body deposited in a bathtub
The culprits including Citizen TV journalist Jacque Maribe and her fiance Joseph Irungu were charged with the murder and are expected to take plea on Monday.
On matters politics, Raila further said he “agreed with President Uhuru Kenyatta to take all Kenyans to Canaan.”
“Kenya cannot grow if tribalism is entrenched. Let us ensure plenty is found within our borders… in the Bible, that is Canaan,” he said.
He said Jubilee and NASA will ensure that all Kenyans reach ‘Canaan’.
Raila wowed the mourners with his brief story of how he met Kamaru in the musicians’ studio at Luthuli Avenue, Nairobi.
“We then became good friends. When I visited this place (Murang’a) as Transport Minister, I met Kamaru again and he showed me how the roads were bad.”
“They were like roads that lead to heaven. You know in the bible, we are told that the worst road is one that leads to heaven but the one that is tarmacked leads to hell.”
He said Kenya has lost a person who was keen on the country’s unity.
Kamaru passed away on October 3 after developing breathing complications at MP Shah Hospital where he had been admitted.
The 79-year-old musician’s career started in 1965. He was suffering from Parkinson’s disease and was in and out of hospital since last year.