By MN Reporter

How Omamba, Mijungu were attacked by youths for insulting Raila during Ruto visit in Uriri

By MN Reporter

Three MCAs were on Tuesday attacked by goons for hosting President William Ruto in Migori county on Saturday while three others managed to escape.

Migori county police commander Mark Wanjala they were called on the assembly premises at around 3pm as tension mounted and when they arrived over 50 people, including the goons had taken over the premises.

“The youths said they attacked the MCAs for attending the presidential event on Saturday, out of the six MCAs only two recorded statement with police as others escaped from the assembly,” Wanjala said.

He said they are investigating assaults and will make arrests soon.

“I knew there was a plan to attack us since I started raising issues on why Migori don’t have any development projects for the past seven months, where are bursary and poor condition at Migori Referral Hospital,” North Kanyamkago MCA George Omamba said.

He was speaking to the press at the Migori police station accompanied by West Kanyamkago MCA Peter Mijungu after they had recorded a statement.

Omamba said during the Tuesday session he asked speaker Owino Likowa about their security after he felt uneasy and he was assured of security.

“I raised the issue with the sergents-at-arms and one official police at the assembly and it seems they were under duress,” he said.

When he stepped outside the assembly the youths descended on him with beatings and he was hit by a stone on his neck and mouth.

Omamba ran towards a parked police vehicle a few meters away for protection with youths on hot pursuit, despite jumping in a police van the youths took away the key and wanted to drive away with him.

The police managed to wrestle the keys away as the youths went after Mijungu who ran away and locked himself inside one of offices.

The youths broke down the door to the office and tried to smoke him out before police intervened and helped him too.

Police said the youths also smashed the windscreen of East Kanyamkago MCA Norman Ogolla’s vehicle as he was entering the assembly. He managed to escape.

Other MCAs said to be targeted also included Central Kanyamkago MCA Eunice Odii, North Kadem MCA Samson Olima Obonyo and  Osewe Collince of North Kamagambo ward.

The six have since been de-whipped.

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