NASA leaders Raila Odinga with fellow coalition leaders arrived at the scene. [Photo|NTV]Four people were killed on Sunday morning in Riverside area of Ruaraka constituency in Nairobi.Residents said the men said to be members of a proscribed sect conducted the killings leaving the victims with gunshot wounds.They linked the killings to ethnic murder saying it must stop and the police should protect the lives of all citizens.NASA leaders Raila Odinga with fellow coalition leaders arrived at the scene to condole with families of the slain victims.He linked the incident to ethnic cleansing, saying the government was killing his supporters.Nairobi police commandant Japheth Koome dismissed the allegations saying it was a criminal attack and that investigations had been launched.Below are some of the reactions from Kenyans on Twitter about the early morning incident.@leemakwinySo the police could not be sent to engage the Mungiki gangs who attacked Luos in Ruaraka and Mathare yet they were sent to deal ruthlessly with innocent Raila Odinga supporters who went to receive him from the airport.@o_abuga#RailaReturns. Several hacked to death by Mungiki at Mathare and Ruaraka . Raila Odinga give us guns. We are ready to fight despots@AtitwaGmailMungiki kudos for work well done at Riverside Estateruaraka.we in NRM will just mourn and do nothing.we shall Burry them for our only sin was voting for Raila and ensuring he won.those 8 killed won't go like that I promise@mirajmiskiz What's happening in my country #Kenya is totally unacceptable. The killing of innocent souls in #Ruaraka would just add up more tensions. We can do better than this. Prez Uhuru and Raila should find a lasting solution@grfoeSo its Raila who is killing people in Ruaraka ? @AtitwaGmailRaila must come out and ask his supporters who are being killed in ruaraka to only follow his peaceful path but to protect themselves from external harm.we are dealing with ICC suspects who can't let go of power. #StopEthnicCleansing@EdsonOtienoRaila baba,we need guns not dialogue 10 luos dead with bullets wounds at ruaraka !!!!!???@SueKE254Ruaraka & most parts of the Eastlands area of Nairobi are WAR ZONES as members of the outlawed Mungiki sect embarks on a killing spree, they're targeting anyone who supports Raila Odinga. The Police have been instructed not to intervene.@Pter_ShakesLast night Mungiki attacked residents of Riverside, Ruaraka . 8 innocent souls, removed from their houses and executed. Only #AnEyeForAnEye will end this!@zumuniRaila, Kalonzo, Muda, and Weta till when till when till when. What is the way forward? Press statements are not enough as ethnic cleansing in Ruaraka happen@lloydOnyangoThe other time Raila went to Nyanza, he told us to spare Kikuyus leaving with us.BUT now in Mathare, Ruaraka and Kariobangi Mungiki in Police uniform are butchering LUOS/NASA supporters as Matiangi looks the other way! We must organize ourselves to protect our own
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Reactions after four people were shot dead in Ruaraka, Sunday
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