DCI Kinoti Names Leaders Behind The Stoning Of Raila’s Chopper

In a quick swing into action, the DCI has in their preliminary investigations, singled out the Rift Valley leaders aligned to the UDA party and allied with the Deputy President William Ruto as being behind the  attack on Raila Odinga’s entourage in Uasin Gishu on Friday at the funeral of the late Mzee Kibor.

INVESTIGATIONS IN RESPECT TO THE MALICIOUS DAMAGE OF HELICOPTER REG.5Y-DSB DURING THE BURIAL OF THE LATE JACKSON KIBOR ON APRIL, 1, 2022 AT KABENES VILLAGE,KONGASIS LOCATION WITHIN SOI SUB COUNTY

The above incident occurred during the burial ceremony of the late Jackson Kibor,

— DCI KENYA (@DCI_Kenya) April 2, 2022

Kinoti has named:

1. Hon Caleb Kositany, MP, Soi Constituency

2. Hon Oscar Sudi, MP, Kapseret Constituency

3. Hon David Kiplagat, speaker of Uasin Gishu County Assembly.

as being the organizers and the coordinators in the attack that saw the former PM chopper windshield smashed as he was aboard forcing his crew to fly him hastily to safety.

In an earlier report by the National Police Service, investigation reports from the arrested culprits showed that they were bribed with a common Sh50 denomination to cause chaos.

Press release on update on attack against RT Hon Raila Odinga and entourage in Eldoret pic.twitter.com/41p1Ekrwm5

— National Police Service-Kenya (@NPSOfficial_KE) April 2, 2022

In his initial castigation, the former Prime Minister had singled out Mandago and Kositany as being behind the attack.

This must stop. pic.twitter.com/zznAjgR865

— Raila Odinga (@RailaOdinga) April 1, 2022

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Junet Mohamed who’s also a close confidant of the ODM leader pointed fingers at Kositany whom in an interview with a local television he said was with them at Mzee Kibor’s home but their ground intelligence informed them that he was fully behind the coordination of the attack.

Today we almost got killed in soy constituency Uasin Gishu County at the Burial of Mzee Jackson Kibor’s burial . Our chopper was completly destroyed and we had to look for alternative means mid air… Congratulations Hon caleb Kositany. @WilliamsRuto is happy now pic.twitter.com/CZimWGls9L

— JUNET MOHAMED, CBS (@JunetMohamed) April 1, 2022

Being a UDA and Ruto’s stronghold, the DP has personally apologized to the PM and promised to take actions against those found personally responsible for the violence including locking them out of the UDA party ticket.

RUTO APOLOGISES to Raila over Iten attack, says any UDA aspirant found culpable of planning the incident will be barred from party ticket. pic.twitter.com/ZJZV6vvMgr

— Nation Breaking News (@NationBreaking) April 2, 2022

This is a breaking news and we shall update.