Nyanza MP Recounts Chilling Attack On His Convoy, Employees Stabbing
Kasipul Member of Parliament Charles Ong’ondo has expressed concern about the increased insecurity in his constituency, which is mostly focused on him.
During a news conference at his home on Sunday, the MP described multiple incidents in which he and his colleagues had been harassed while attending funerals.
In one of these significant incidents, MP Ong’ondo said that the tyres on his V8 vehicle had been cut, and two of his staff members had suffered non-fatal knife injuries.
“Before the latest attack, I went to a funeral in Got Nyango where after the funeral, the road was blocked and I could not pass. Luckily, I had the security details in tow that saved the situation,” the MP said.
The day following the incident, he recalls his followers clashing with those of his adversary Philiph Aroko as he arrived at another burial.
Before prayers were delivered, the MP remembered one individual saying that he shouldn’t be allowed to speak.
As a result, a commotion broke out among the mourners, and what happened next is currently under investigation by the authorities. He refused to confront the conflict.
The politician also described an incident that occurred at a funeral last year.
“Mid-last year, I was attacked at a funeral at Kolando even before I made my speech,” the MP narrated.
“The records are with the police and action is in progress because issues which involve political attacks have to go through the process.”
This attack is also being investigated by authorities, however, no arrests have been made yet.
Over the last six months, he has claimed that he has dealt with the attacks in private but believed it was time to finally tell the public what had happened.
In a devastating disclosure, the MP claimed that the attacks were carried out by adolescents from outside his electorate.
He presented a list of 12 juveniles suspected of carrying out the attacks.
Ong’ondo stated they were picked from the Homabay town constituency, Ndhiwa constituency, Rangwe constituency, Karachuonyo constituency, and others in Kisii and Nairobi counties.
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Some of these kids, according to MP Ong’ondo, were actively engaged with other politicians.
Although he believes some of his political enemies were behind the attacks, he highlighted that the 2017 and 2022 general elections were generally peaceful.
This remark led the MP to conclude that the violence was being fanned by a group of aspiring politicians in the area.
Rachuonyo South Police Commander Philiph Saera acknowledged that all of the attacks had been registered and that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) had already recommended action against some of them.
Nyanza MP Recounts Chilling Attack On His Convoy, Employees Stabbing
