Machakos deputy governor Bernard Kiala has condemned the alleged police attack on Bomet governor Isaac Rutto that left his eye and nose with serious injuries on Sunday.
Kiala has termed the alleged attack by police on the vocal Bomet governor as brutal.
The Machakos deputy governor now wants the matter investigated and legal action taken against the police officers who lobbed the tear gas that injured the governor.
“The Inspector General of Police must launch probe into the incident and ensure that legal action is taken against officers who fired the tear gas canister on the governor,” he said during a briefing with journalists in Machakos town on Tuesday.
Kiala said that police have no right to use excessive force even as they discharge their duties.
On Sunday governor Rutto sustained injuries on the left eye and nose after a tear gas canister was allegedly lobbed at him by police.
The governor is said to have gone to meet his supporters at Silibwet stadium on Sunday before a confrontation ensued between him, his supporters and the police.
Police are said to have used tear gas to disperse rowdy youths in the process injuring the governor.
While defending the police against the attack claims, Bomet county commissioner Bernard Leparmarai said the governor might have been hit by a stone thrown by his rowdy supporters.
Rutto was on Monday rushed and treated at the Nairobi hospital.
A section of leaders including Council of Governors (CoG) Chairman Peter Munya have condemned the incident and asked for through probe.
Munya on Tuesday termed the attack on the governor as barbaric saying the council will not tolerate harassment of leaders who achieve been duly elected by the people.
Kipsigis Council of elders haS also condemned the attack and called for faster investigation.
Meanwhile, the Bomet governor left the country to South Africa for more treatment on Tuesday night according to the Bomet County Director of Communication Kiprotich Samoei.