Kenyans might have already moved on from the entire 2017 Presidential elections debacle courtesy of the now famous handshake but one person that seem to not have moved on is self-declared NRM general Miguna Mguna. The former advisor to Raila Odinga has constantly hit out at Raila Odinga for what he has termed as Betrayal by Mr. Odinga.
Miguna has been so much against the handshake with the barrister saying that Raila reaped big from the handshake at the expense of the millions of his supporters that did everything possible to have him ascend to the Presidency with some even loosing their lives because of him.
Ahead of Uhuru’s December 13th Visit to Kisumu, Miguna has called on Raila Odinga not to host the President. Miguna argues that Raila hosting the President will be an insult to the egregious injuries Uhuru’s government inflicted on the people of Nyanza during the heated Presidential elections of 2017.
Raila Odinga was in Kisumu yesterday to meet with Kisumu Governor Anyang Nyong’o after which he attended a consultative meeting with ODM Party officials on matters relating to the upcoming Universal Healthcare Coverage launch in Kisumu by President Kenyatta.
“A PUBLIC WARNING TO @RailaOdinga: Do not add insult to egregious injuries @UKenyattainflicted on Nyanza people from July 2017 to March 2018 by hosting @UKenyatta in Nyanza. Stop trading with the blood of hundreds of Nyanza people @UKenyatta has killed, maimed and brutalized,” tweeted Miguna Miguna.
A PUBLIC WARNING TO @RailaOdinga: Do not add insult to egregious injuries @UKenyatta inflicted on Nyanza people from July 2017 to March 2018 by hosting @UKenyatta in Nyanza. Stop trading with the blood of hundreds of Nyanza people @UKenyatta has killed, maimed and brutalized.
— Dr. Miguna Miguna (@MigunaMiguna) December 7, 2018
Kenya’s presidential election on August 8, 2017 was marred by serious human rights violations, including unlawful killings and beatings by police during protests and house-to-house operations in parts of Kisumu County. At least 12 people were killed and over 100 badly injured.
Human Rights Watch conducted research in western Kenya during and after the election. Researchers interviewed 43 people, including victims of police beatings and shootings, in Kisumu and Siaya counties; examined bodies in mortuaries in Kisumu and Siaya counties; and visited victims at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (Russia Hospital) in Kisumu.
On August 11, following the announcement of Uhuru Kenyatta’s victory at the polls, opposition supporters in Nairobi, Coast, and the western counties of Kisumu, Siaya, Migori, and Homabay protested with chants of “Uhuru must go.” Police responded in many areas with excessive force, shooting and beating protesters in Nairobi and western Kenya or carrying out abusive house-to-house operations.
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