Justin Muturi and his gang physically attacks a voter in line because the voter is wearing a yellow jacket which according to them means he supports the UDA candidate.
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“It is shameful for our former Speaker, JB Muturi, to allow himself to act this way, even amid the frustration of losing elections. Elections will come and go, but the respect earned as an elder, a former Speaker, a former Cabinet Secretary, a former Attorney General, a grandfather, a father, and a husband should never be compromised,” Ichungwah said.
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The just concluded by-elections in the country with endless violence from each side during and now after the elections sends a big message to Kenyans. It is a very dangerous message for the country. Kenyans are learning the hard way right now that they just don’t need voting cards for the 2027 General Elections, they will need to be armed to go to vote. The way things are going it is not going to be people armed with sticks and stones but real weapons to at least make sure they make it back home alive after they vote and during the counting of the votes.
If anybody thinks that the Kenya police are going to be standing between political gangs fighting and killing each other, that is a bad dream and wishful thinking. The police are not going to stand and take the weapons and ammunition flying from every side. They will sit back, take care of themselves and make sure they are the only ones left armed after the election warfare which could go right on top of the roof.
Kenyans saw this violence coming all through the campaign where the likes of Gachagua as the opposition chief with his close buddy Justin Muturi have been threatening voters with violence asking voters not to leave polling stations after they vote and later urging them to flock the vote counting centres. If any side in the election threatens those kinds of things the other side is going to do the same thing and all of a sudden voting and counting centres become practical war zones.
It is hard to understand how the opposition plan of threatening violence everywhere was going to work for them, but from the looks of it they just didn’t care about what happens to people when they take their fights to the voters.
Nobody should be surprised at all that one of the supposed big names in the opposition, Justin Muturi physically attacked a voter standing in line to vote because that voter was wearing a yellow jacket and for him that meant he supported the other candidate and that was enough reason for Muturi to physically attack the voter in front of media cameras. That Muturi guy should be in police custody right now with others involved in the mayhem.
I doubt the opposition is expecting to win a war against a government with an army and a police force, but it is clear their hope is to create mayhem after the elections especially in 2027 so that the country becomes ungovernable after the elections. Maybe they will achieve that at a great price for the country which may also mark the end of their political careers. Kenya police do not care about human rights in the country and a situation of generalized violence will serve them the best. They will wait as the inter-party violence goes on and people kill each other then just wipe out the mess after. How does that help the country?
The people committing the violence on other voters are not goons anymore as people call them to pretend that this is not a national problem. Politicians from both sides and state officials are actively involved in the violence and it is going to get worse.
If Kenya goes to the 2027 General Elections in the situation we have now in the country it will be a death sentence for the Republic of Kenya.
In a statement issued by Chairperson Erastus Ethekon on Thursday, the commission said it was gravely concerned by reports of intimidation, hooliganism and interference with voting processes, noting that the conduct goes against Article 81(e) of the Constitution, which requires elections to be free from violence, coercion and corruption.
The commission further raised alarm over claims that some political actors and public figures were involved in activities that escalated tensions in polling areas, terming such behaviour unlawful and irresponsible.
“Reports suggesting the involvement of political actors and public figures in actions that heighten tensions are especially concerning. Such behaviour is unlawful, irresponsible, and unacceptable in a democratic society,” Ethekon said.
The IEBC boss also urged security personnel deployed in the mini-polls to stay alert and act swiftly to prevent violence or attempts to disrupt the counting and declaration of results.
He called on the National Police Service (NPS) and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to investigate all incidents reported and ensure those responsible are prosecuted.
The bottom line here is that politicians involved in the election violence both from the government side and the opposition do not expect to face arrests and jail time so they are beating and harassing people fully confident of their own impunity and they intend to continue that way.
The good news for Kenya now is that the time has come to put all those involved in this by-election violence in jail where they belong and that is the only way to save our country from breaking apart during the next General Elections in 2 years.
Whether those committing violence during the polls are sitting MPs, government officers, opposition leaders in whatever position or members of the Ruto cabinet if you are caught committing election violence, Kamiti should be your next home, and the country will be safe and move forward. That is the only way to stop Kenya from being past tense on Augst 9, 2027 the day after the next General Elections.
