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Thursday, March 30, 2023 –Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya coalition leader Raila Odinga’s car braved seven live shots during the second phase of their mass protests Thursday chapter.
In a report filed by Citizen.Digital today Thursday March 30 afternoon, Raila, while addressing the media in Karen, claimed his car was shot at seven times with live bullets.
“Today is a very sad day in the history of this country. This shows that we’re degenerating into the colonial stage, where lives of Africans did not matter at all, because there’s no reason why police should use this kind of force against unarmed citizens who are merely exercising their democratic rights,” he said.
He described this as a deliberate attempt by the regime to assassinate him despite conducting peaceful protests as stipulated in the law.
The opposition boss hit out at both President William Ruto as well as his deputy for sliding the country back to the pre-colonial times with what he termed as attacks against peaceful demonstrators guided by Article 37 of the Constitution of Kenya.
“My own car was hit seven times with live bullets, and the direction of the bullets were all aimed at me. These people have been threatening and blackmailing us, unfortunately the friends of this country are not helping. Look at the statement released by some ambassador based here, you would think that they live in a different country; they’re actually adding fuel to this conflict, instead of being independent and neutral arbiters,” he stated
The former Prime Minister further condemned attacks on the press witnessed during Thursday chapter protests,
At least, four journalists from different media houses – among them Citizen TV – were hospitalised after reportedly being brutalised by both goons and police officers while covering the demos.
