[NASA supporters outside Kisii Hotel in Kisii town. They descended on the suspected NYS officials purchasing IDs from locals. Photo/Bob Oyugi]
A group of suspected NYS officials were descended upon by youths allied to opposition leader Raila Odinga over alleged illegal purchasing of national ID cards.
The incident is not strange since barely a week ago, a group of youths descended on women at Kisumu hotel over alleged buying of IDs, a move that culminated to banning of group meetings in hotels by Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o.
And the Wednesday morning incident at Kisii town was not different as locals descended on the group that was reportedly executing such criminalities in Dallas Hotel.
“They were six and we have whisked them away and even taught them a few lessons. It is improper for someone to engage in such illegal activities,” said Nyambega Gisesa, one of NASA campaign strategist.
He added:”the exercise is a suspect because it’s a government program, it should be done at the administrative units and not in hotels.”
The angry supporters further demanded that the government halt programs such as registration of old people, orphans and people living with disabilities.
They said such events were being used by the government in NASA stronghold to buy IDs, purposely to deny locals from exercising their democratic right of voting.
Victims of the bizarre incident were taken to Kisii Central Police and the government is yet to respond to the new development.
Further scrutiny in their possession, Nyambega said, showed that the six were attached to NYS and the motive of collecting IDs was not immediately established even though they suspect is a wider scheme by government to paralyze voting in opposition strongholds.