Kasipul Member of Parliament Charles Ong’ando has raised alarm over the heightened insecurity in his constituency, particularly aimed at him.
On sunday he issued a press conference narrating several instances where he and his team had been harassed when attending funeral ceremonies.
In one of these notable instances, MP Ong’ando relayed that the tyres of his V8 vehicle had been slashed and two of his staff members sustained 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 after the attack, he remembered his supporters and those of his competitor Philiph Aroko clashing upon his arrival at another funeral. Before prayers were offered, the MP recalled one man shouting that he should not be allowed to speak.
“Mid-last year, I was attacked at a funeral at Kolando even before I made my speech. The records are with the police and action is in progress because issues which involve political attacks have to go through the process,” he narrated.
Over the past six months, he revealed that he has secretly dealt with the attacks but felt it was time to finally tell the public what has been going on.
The MP further revealed that the attacks were being carried out by 12 youths from outside of his constituency.
He claimed that they were drawn from Homabay town constituency, Ndhiwa constituency, Rangwe constituency, Karachuonyo constituency, and others from Kisii and Nairobi Counties.
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