Cord leader Raila Odinga had condemned Sunday’s attack on Bomet Governor Isaac Ruto.
Raila said the attack on Ruto continues a worrying agenda of hate and intolerance that has been taking root in the country as the government’s way of dealing with dissent and opponents, real or perceived.
“We condemn this incident in very strong terms for its abrogation of the freedom of assembly, speech and association as guaranteed by the Constitution. The country must not be allowed to recede into the era of primitive use of State resources for the protection of partisan and illegal political interests. Intimidation and threats have been on the lips and in the actions of key leaders of the Jubilee administration for some time now,” said Raila in a statement on Monday.
Raila visited the Chama Cha Mashinani party leader at the Nairobi Hospital where he is undergoing treatment for injuries inflicted by police at a public event in his county on Sunday,
He added that going by the trend, the opposition has a reason to “believe things will take more ominous turn as we get closer to elections and as Jubilee comes under greater scrutiny.”
“It must not be allowed to be the shape our politics and public life again. We have been here before and we must never go there again.”