Uhuru Condemns Violence Following Stoning of Raila's Chopper in Eldoret

Uhuru Condemns Violence Following Stoning of Raila's Chopper in Eldoret

President Kenyatta has condemned the recent incidents of violence targeting various leaders, including Azimio La Umoja presidential candidate Raila Odinga.

Kenyatta, who spoke during a church service at AIC Pipeline in Nairobi on Sunday, called for peace and urged Kenyans to exercise political tolerance during the electioneering period.

“Kenya hii hakuna mmoja wetu atawaihama, we are here to stay, it's our responsibility to protect it and live with each other in peace,” said Kenyatta.

He added: “Hakuna mtu mwenye alituma application azaliwe kabila hii, elections come and go and we have had elections after every five years, hata hii itapita.”

The president’s remarks come days after Odinga, who is giving his fifth stab at the presidency, was attacked by stone-pelting youths in Eldoret on Friday.

“Kupiga mtu na mawe ama mshale ni kupotea njia. Kwa uchaguzi kuna wenye watashinda na kushindwa, mwenye ameshinda asherekee akijua kuwa ata yule ambaye alishindwa ni ndugu yake,” Uhuru said.

“Mwenye ameshindwa pia akubali kushindwa na aongojee miaka mitano tena.”

17 suspects have since been arrested in connection with the incident that left Odinga’s helicopter damaged.

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) also summoned Soy MP Caleb Kositany, his Kapseret counterpart Oscar Sudi and Uasin Gishu County Assembly Speaker David Kiplagat over the attack.

The DCI said preliminary investigations revealed that the chaos was organized and coordinated by the three leaders.

The incident occurred after the burial ceremony of the late businessman Jackson Kibor at the Kabenes area in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County.

Comments

Francis (not verified)     Sun, 04/03/2022 @ 11:36am

uhuru , violence is violence no matter the target. When your DP was attacked in Nairobi you laughed about it and said raila has "his people too"- that from a "president!". Violence need not be physical- you have propagated violence against the dp by organizing his heckling at Bomas- calling him and his community thieves with with no evidence- organizing tribal meetings and speaking
in kikuyu to incite mt. kenya people against one group. Do you mean raila's life is so important than all those dying of insecurity right now? What do you mean that "Kenya will be in chaos if your god got injured?" Instead of assuring Kenyans that who ever engages in violence will face the rule of law- you promise chaos? Are there no laws to protect all and not the "princes?" You are such an embarrassment. You have said you will not hand over to one candidate- that is violence- what happens if he wins? You think his supporters have no feelings? You have set the country to a path of violence where if raila wins people will not accept since you have promised to stop the other person. Should Dp win you will do all you can to stop him as you have promised! You are really wise. Every Kenyan deserve peace/ security no matter how small- but you only care for security of those born "big" my Baringo people can die for all you care. Please stop your partisan stupid outrage and protect all Kenyans.

Mwaniki (not verified)     Sun, 04/03/2022 @ 08:55pm

In reply to by Francis (not verified)

@francis - please stop the nonsense because Uhuru never said such a thing. Ruto is a monster who have already killed women an children in 2007. You can wrap around your little numnuts around the deaths committed by Ruto to realize the thuggish attitude perpetuated by Ruto across the country. Truth must be told about Ruto and his shinengans. Ruto does not own our country.

Asista (not verified)     Mon, 04/04/2022 @ 01:03am

In reply to by Mwaniki (not verified)

Mwaniki, you are 100% right. Ruto does not own Kenya. It’s Uhuru who owns it! And that explains why our very sane populace all over Kenya need change.
What bro Francis has always said is true.

Mwaniki (not verified)     Mon, 04/04/2022 @ 09:11am

In reply to by Asista (not verified)

Boy Jean @Asista - the problem with you and Ruto is that you know how to spin a Can of whoop (shit) to fit your narrative. Ruto have taught you well that we know.

Ruto is the one who killed and still kills Kenyans to include your kalenjin people - Yebei, Muteshi, Kenei, etc. Ruto kills to benefit from the dead, just like he tried to kill Raila last Friday. Your folks get a high on human blood 🩸 that you mix with soar milk and drink every night.

Ruto uses idiots like you to tell us we need change which to you and Ruto is going back to YK92 when Ruto used to hunt Kikuyus with poisoned arrows, while having your women who were married to kikuyu men poison them with food etc.

ofcourse to you Ruto is a saint because he never burned your mother, your grandma, your sister alive like he burned our 37 kikuyu women and children inside that Kiambaa church in 2007.

It is Ruto who ordered thousands of PEV to be displaced from the Rift Valley while your mother took one of the farms owned by Kikuyus. 1500 Kenyans died in 2007 because Ruto ignited to the war in your backyard to suit his intense narrative,@. The fights going on in Kerio Valjaey and Laikipia are solely financed by WSR to confuse Kenyans.

Do not tell me it was Kibaki and Raila who contested for presidency then because that sorry ass narrative does not level with what Ruto did to Kim know Kikuyus out of the Rift Valley. So Ruto thinks he owns kenya and he can kill Kenyans at will and every body will keep mum. Guess what? August 2022 we will be ready for whatever outcome. One thing we will not accept is for Ruto to kill another kikuyu in the Rift Valley. Enough is enough!

Imara Daima (not verified)     Sun, 04/03/2022 @ 01:06pm

I suggest that Brothers Raila and Samoei appoint other honest and good people from their political parties to run for the presidency come August 09, 2022. Why? Both have many skeletons in their closets and cannot pass the test of Chapter 6 of our New Constitution.

Mūgīkūyū (not verified)     Sun, 04/03/2022 @ 01:50pm

Ruto has not apologized to Raila for the stone throwing. Infact, he has been celebrating 🥳🥳 in Surgoi with his buddies for a job well done.
To date, Ruto has not distanced himself from some of his supporters namely Moses Kuria who said this https://youtu.be/EefFwwfpPqE
Also Cosmo Choy who said this https://youtu.be/CFcy3tjIiAU and Linturi who planned for Ida Odingas heckling in Meru and called for "madoadoa" removal in Rift Valley.
At some point his supporters will have to critically assess the man's C-H-A-R-A-C-T-E-R to understand he is not fit or qualified to be the Fifth president of Kenya.

Mathenge (not verified)     Sun, 04/03/2022 @ 02:19pm

Please Kenyans let it be known that William Ruto is a mere trouble maker stooge. He is all out to kill the Kikuyus by buying other Kikuyus. The reason Ruto does not like Kinoti is simply because the dci boss has stopped Ruto from killing Kikuyus.

Ruto has said many times that other Kenyans will be kicked out the Rift Valley if he was ever to became the president. He uttered those dirty words on JKL, and when Jeff pressed Ruto, he to Jeff to read the “law”. Ruto is not good for kenya and he must be fixed.

He Ruto has already killed kikuyu women and children in 2007 by burning them in his quest to terrorize Kikuyus to force them out of the Rift Valley. If that was not painful enough; what is??? The same people Ruto used to kill children in 2007 - Sudi, Kositany, Murkomen plus the rouge kalenjin youths are at it again.

If Raila did not have a chance on Friday in Eldoret, who is out there to protect all the Kikuyus who are residents of the Rift Valley? I painfully ask this question because we can’t wait around for Ruto to kill more Kikuyus in our watch! It’s time for kikuyu men to wake up and confront the common enemy in the name of Ruto and his out of control thugs. We must do it to protect our people before Ruto kills every one of us.

To those central politicians who are selling the Kikuyus short - eg Kuria, Rigathi, Waiguru, ndindi, Wamatangi, Kihika, Wahome, Gitau, etc, time has come for Kikuyus to speak directly to them and put them in their tracked order. We can’t have a few elements selling the whole tribe after Ruto have bribed them to turn the other way. Cant Kuria be frog matched on the streets of Thika Town to explain the amount of money Ruto has bribed him? This is the man who just said he wished Uhuru was impeached by Ruto. Really Kuria! Wee wii Giti.

The whole community can’t stand by and watch a few traitors who have been bribed by Ruto sell the whole community to the rouge kalenjins. Kuria is the worst and people need to deal with him and cleanse him of the demons that are holding him hostage to Ruto.

It’s about time Kikuyus deal with the Ruto issues internally by talking it directly to all those selling them. Kikuyus have been too patient with these traitors.

Mau Mau addressed the issues of traitors and the nonsense stopped in earnest. Why can’t the Kikuyus cleanse the rouge kikuyu politicians aligned to WSR? Time is running out to deal with the wasariti…

Asista (not verified)     Mon, 04/04/2022 @ 01:14am

In reply to by Mathenge (not verified)

You are throbbing tribal and hate epithets and like I mentioned earlier, I believe you are the same persywho needs to be put away.
Kikuyus are more intelligent than your insane little uneducated mind. If you think am lying just take a look at yourself!

Mūgīkūyū (not verified)     Tue, 04/05/2022 @ 02:18am

In reply to by Mathenge (not verified)

@Mathenge you ask "Mau Mau addressed the issues of traitors and the nonsense stopped in earnest. Why can’t the Kikuyus cleanse the rouge kikuyu politicians aligned to WSR?"
I still believe the day of the elections, Agīkūyūs will vote for Baba almost to a man. I feel the move happening and it may be slow for now but it will soon pick up speed. Infact, WSR knows very well he will not be the fifth. He is looking for Nusu Mkate hence the madness in UDA.

Asista (not verified)     Sun, 04/03/2022 @ 02:42pm

He is now coming out condemning violence on Raila as if this is the first one. Ruto has been attached three times in a similar way and the president went mute on them. An indication that he is indeed backing the violence.
A level minded president has to safeguard safety of all Kenyans.
The escalating cattle rustling and deaths in the north west part of Kenya has more to do with this kind of attitude.

Nyaboke (not verified)     Sun, 04/03/2022 @ 02:46pm

Are Kikuyus hiding Uhuru’s concerns about the actions of his DP? Ruto must surely be contained and prevented from attaining power whether he wins or loses in August 2022. Someone must seriously neutralize Ruto before it’s too late. Kenyans will die in plenty if Ruto is elected president. Everything is pointing that way as we speak and it’s quite concerning that Ruto is flaming up the situation by Eve asking those who have raped women to storm the police stations. It’s the same way he asked Oscar Sudi, Kositany and Langat to attack RAO with stones and possibly poisoned arrows. At some point a country is bigger than one fool who is too hungry for power. Kenyans need a clear direction on what happens next if Ruto wins.

Njagi (not verified)     Sun, 04/03/2022 @ 03:02pm

Uhuru has come out to strongly object Ruto from replacing him in August 2022 elections. It is a very serious business when you have a power hungry bustard for a DP.

However, some folks are taking this as a joke and they have started insulting Uhuru. This is one time I think Kikuyus are really cursed and they will be the biggest casualty of Ruto’s madness.

Please don’t blame it on Uhuru when Ruto sets the whole country on fire after 2022. Uhuru have warned but you all keep acting stupid. You can easily tell that Ruto is up to no good by listening to his mad narratives. The man is very insecure like a little boy.

Anyone can see human blood oozing out of Ruto’s mouth every time he says things. That red blood is specifically directly at members of a certain community. Ruto’s uncontrolled attacks on Uhuru speaks volumes about what Ruto will do to Kikuyus if he gets any slim chance.

I don’t know what script the Central youths are reading from because they will be first one to be killed by Ruto. Kikuyus will be hunted on every street by kalenjins as it stands right now. The truth is very painful but folks must have to be ready in case Ruto is declared president.

Asista (not verified)     Sun, 04/03/2022 @ 10:16pm

In reply to by Njagi (not verified)

Njagi, you have qualified as one of tribal hate mongers. What nonsense informs you that one tribe will kill the other other than you spreading hatred and innuendos?
Kikuyus or got this matter Kenyans are smarter than what your warped mind think!
I ask the department of the state- Kenya to investigate and prosecute and put you where you belong.

Morris Menye (not verified)     Sun, 04/03/2022 @ 05:48pm

14 of the 17 arrested are Luos from Kondele and were taken to Kabenes for special assignmentTheir plan went wrong as the Demi-god,Raila arrived late when most of Rubwa residents(who were arrest/shooting targets) had gone home.But demon Raila chose to continue with his homeboys but his bodyguards disobeyed his orders to shoot or arrest them.

Mkenya halisi (not verified)     Sun, 04/03/2022 @ 06:22pm

Somebody said it was planned by gavament ndio mganga apata sympathy votes.😜🤣😜Uhuru when it happened in Kondele DP cars was stoned u didn’t say any shit so kindly shallap in this one.Come august u guys r going home straight with yr mganga mzee.This elections is btw poor vs rich.Dynasties bs huslers na sisi mahuslers ndio wengi n r ready to vote Ruto in who is less tainted.My fellow Kenyans let us not loose this chance to throw the 3 families out who who dominate,stollen our money/public lands for them n their children since 1963.U miss this chance ur Doomed n u will regret entirely.Huslers august 9th to state house pia wao wanjipange.U will b a big big fool to continue voting for Ondinga/Kenyattas/mois who after raila it goes back to Gideon moi.Tutumie akili vizuri kama tuko nazo majamaa.

Conish (not verified)     Sun, 04/03/2022 @ 09:36pm

Uhuru alirogwa by "the fish eating mammal" from the lake!..he was stoned sometimes before last election in the Kavirondoland but he said nothing. I recall him gazing in amazement as youths surged to his diaz ...he now has the audacity to spew such nonsense as.." what if the stone hit Raila? Kenya ingewaka moto!"..what a stupid juvenile response from a puffed- up despotic idiot of a prezo!.. wakati Ruto anapigwa na mawe the president is shown smiling moronically and stating " hata Raila anawatu wake?...huyu jamaa ni Musick tu sana 😢 😅 😞 ..Can't wait to see him home asap!..

Kora kanini (not verified)     Sun, 04/03/2022 @ 10:03pm

Words matter. Uhuru should be a unifying force., the problem is, he has lost credibility with the common MWANAINCHI.
The issue here is the notion of electing folks for the sake of protecting ill gotten gains.
RAILA said in one of the newspapers that he was supposed to be KILLED DURING this stone throwing episode.
What's happening now is lies will be told, the government machinery will be used to INTIMIDATE voters and GOONS will be used to disrupt maim and kill.
WAKENYA SERIOUSLY, for how long are we going to be used by POLITICIANS??
Is the MONEY we get DURING elections worth it??
How much more blood will be spilled before we come to our senses??

Go crypto (not verified)     Mon, 04/04/2022 @ 03:42pm

In reply to by Kora kanini (not verified)

If he had been killed by a stone throwing youth he would have been number 2 after goliath. Anyway give him more security and make him condemn violence. He loves spilling blood in riots.

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