Kisumu County governor-elect Prof Anyang' Nyong'o (waving) alongside his wife, Dorothy, at a past event, August 8. [Photo|Anyang' Nyong'o]
Kisumu County governor-elect Prof Anyang' Nyong'o has vowed to sue the national government, and the National Police Service (NPS).
He said, his government has partnered with the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), to sue the government, following the death of a six-month old baby Samantha Pendo, who was allegedly clobbered by a police officer, during the post-election unrest.
Pendo died while under treatment at the Aga Khan Hospital, August 15.
The violence erupted, Friday August 11 night, after the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission chairman Wafula Chebukati, declared President Uhuru Kenyatta, victor, in the August 8, polls.
Supporters of the Opposition Raila Odinga were aggrieved following the declaration, prompting the protests.
Nyong'o said there were cases of seven deaths, that were reported to him, including that of Pendo, rape, and four missing persons, with police being linked to all of them.
"Six cases of sexual molestation were reported- four occurred in Nyalenda and two in Manyatta. Seven deaths have been reported so far, including Pendo's. Four cases of missing people who are not part of the dead," Nyong'o said, during a press briefing, Sunday, at the Jomo Kenyatta Sports Ground in Kisumu.
Flanked by the outgoing Deputy Governor Ruth Odinga and Kisumu Central MP-elect Fred Ouda, Nyong'o said police engaged in killing and mistreating innocent people, contrary to their duties.
He further affirmed that other than LSK, his government was getting in touch with the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA), to ensure that officers who were culpable, are taken to book.