Raila Odinga attacked by elderly man at Okoa Kenya rally
Cord's Okoa Kenya rally in Kinango market in Kwale County was on Monday briefly interrupted after an elderly man emerged from the crowd and attacked Raila Odinga and Kwale Governor Salim Mvurya using a walking stick.
The man hit Mr Odinga and Governor Mvurya twice on the back each moments after they had joined a dancing troupe for the traditional sengenya dance.
Mr Odinga's aides immediately seized the man, but were prevailed upon to release him.
The rally proceeded after calm had been restored.
Security aides subdue an elderly man at an Okoa Kenya rally in Kinango market in Kwale County on September 29, 2014 after he attacked Raila Odinga and Governor Salim Mvurya. PHOTO | FAROUK MWABEGE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
At the rally, Mr Odinga said he was ready to appear before a parliamentary committee to back his claims that Sh15 billion were lost during the transition period.
He questioned why governors had not been arrested and taken to court if indeed they had embezzled funds.
“They are claiming that governors are stealing money but unfortunately none of them has been arrested and this is a clear indication that their allegations are baseless,” he said.
