An Azimio Rally led by Martha Karua
A police officer who was arrested for lobbing a tear gas canister at an Azimio La Umoja rally led by the party’s running mate Martha Karua in Kisii, will today be arraigned in court.
Nyanza Regional Police Boss Karanja Muiruri say the officer identified as Josephat Makori was off-duty and had not been deployed at the event.
This is as reports show that the officer has been directly linked to the incident that saw the meeting disrupted.
“Josephat Makori of Kisii Police Station was at the scene in civilian clothes and was not deployed there, is the one who dropped the teargas canister. This was witnessed by members of the public who beat him up accusing him of why he was spoiling their meeting. He was rescued by fellow police officers,” said Muiruri.
The National Police Service has assured the public that they would be kept at par with the progress of the case.
“NPS wishes to inform the public that preliminary investigation into the discharge of the teargas at the public meeting presided over by Hon Martha Karua who is the Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya Alliance presidential running mate, has established that the person responsible for the incident is a police officer,” read the NPS statement by Spokesperson Bruno Shioso.
“The public shall be appraised of the progress of the investigation and subsequent actions in due time,” NPS stated.
Meanwhile, DCI officers are also investigating who else the officer might have worked with to cause the chaos.