Raila Accuses Government of Misusing Police in Juja and Bonchari By-Elections
Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has pointed fingers at Kenyan police claiming that the by-elections in the Bonchari and Juja constituencies demonstrated willful abuse of police power and impunity.
Gathogo Wanjiru 
According to the ODM leader, the use of police to cause violence during the mini-polls was “an arrogant display of impunity by a few overzealous” government officials.
On Wednesday Raila said in a statement that, elections are a chance for voters to express themselves, not for politicians to pursue ‘imaginary and short-lived political interests.’
What we have witnessed in the by-elections in Bonchari and Juja is an abuse of police powers and an arrogant display of IMPUNITY by a few overzealous and bellicose government functionaries.
— Raila Odinga (@RailaOdinga) May 19, 2021
The former Prime Minister said in his statement that peaceful coexistence after 2018 should not be taken for granted.
His remarks come just hours after the Independent IEBC suspended vote tallying in Juja after a chaotic evening at the Mang’u High School tallying center.
Meanwhile, the ODM leader congratulated Bonchari Mp Elect Pavel Oimeke on his win in a closely fought election.
