Kisumu governor Anyang Nyong’o has apologized to opposition leader Raila Odinga over the heckling in Muhoroni yesterday.
In a tough statement to media houses on Wednesday, May 15, Nyong’o lashed at the locals for rejecting development projects saying their actions were politically motivated.
Mr. @RailaOdinga must RESPECT the people exercising their constitutional rights. Land and power don't belong to the Government: They belong to the people. We urge patriotic Kenyans to continue protesting against greedy cowards like Raila.https://t.co/ZMZitynrQU
— Dr. Miguna Miguna (@MigunaMiguna) May 14, 2019
“It is regrettable that a small band of engineered naysayers who have deliberately decided to resist development in the county as a whole purely for political mileage decided to embarrass our guests,” said Nyong’o. “We shall not be deterred from continuing with changing Kisumu’s economy for the better to please a few visionless people,” he added.
Was Raila heckled in Muhoroni?
Dr. Otiende Amollo explains what happened in Muhoroni. #AMLiveNTV pic.twitter.com/nA8KoaxT8n
— NTV Kenya (@ntvkenya) May 14, 2019
Echoing his sentiments was Muhoroni MP Onyango K’Oyoo who was in Botswana during Raila’s visit to his constituency. K’Oyoo stated that it was wrong for the youth to embarrass the former Prime Minister.
ODM IS DEAD WITHOUT RAILA.
Rem: in Ugenya and Embakasi.
Raila Heckled in Muhoroni.
ODM is too dependent on party leader Raila Odinga and concludes that in his absence, it will quickly crumble and die!@KBonimtetezi @HonJumwa pic.twitter.com/Hz6QI9Smb9— Captain Dominic (@CaptainDominicO) May 15, 2019
“This is regrettable and should not have happened especially for our party leader. We condemn this in the strongest words possible,” he maintained.
“They protested that the land, 500-acres, which would be set aside for economic use, was their ancestral land that had been reverted to the defunct Kisumu Municipal Council after they were moved due to constant flooding. They want historical compensation for the land,” he stated.
Chaos broke when Raila stood up to speak about an industrial park the government wants to build in the area. The residents want compensation before the project takes off on their land https://t.co/pbi2Knr6na
— The Star, Kenya (@TheStarKenya) May 14, 2019
Raila Odinga heckled in Kisumu County , The residents were shouting "Ruto' 'Ruto" .
Raila will never be president
Nyaka idog Opoda in !https://t.co/AHx8IBN3nE
— Amedo Shair (@AmedoShair) May 13, 2019