Former Ugenya Member of Parliament David Ochieng' now claims that he has been receiving numerous threats on his life.
The lawmaker has, however, linked the threats to the looming parliamentary by-election in the region, after the Court of Appeal recently upheld the nullification of area MP Chris Karan's August 8 victory.
The ex-lawmaker on Monday recorded a statement with the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Nairobi regarding the alleged threats.
In a text message sent to Citizen Digital Monday, the Movement for Democracy and Growth (MDG) party leader claimed that the threats are most likely emanating from his political rivals.
“I believe these threats emanate from the impending parliamentary by-elections in Ugenya following the High Court and Court of Appeal’s nullification of the last elections,'' he said in the text, according to Citizen Digital.
The appellate court on the 16th of this month directed that the constituency voters head back to the polls, with ruling judge Justice Hannah Okwengu concluding that the election was marred with cases of electoral malpractices.
This followed Karan's appeal after an initial blow at the Kisumu High Court, where the court said that the election was not free and fair as it should be according to the law.