Azimio la Umoja leader Raila Odinga has claimed that President William Ruto has formed a new deadly police unit to deal with opposition leaders during protests.
Speaking on Saturday July 15, Raila said the unit dubbed Operation Support Unit (OSU) will be used to commit excesses on protestors and Azimio leaders next week.
“Kenya Kwanza has embedded a trained killer squad in the name of Operation Support Unit into the official security agencies and unleashed it on Kenyans,” said Raila.
The former Prime Minister alleged that the OSU unit was disbanded during the previous regime but was spotted last week during the demos.
“OSU was disbanded a few years ago and its members were sent home. The squad is back. Last Wednesday, OSU was in action in Kamkunji, Jogoo Road, and Mlolongo, firing at protesters and killing some,” Raila added.
He however vowed to continue with the anti-government demos until the Ruto administration listens to the plight of Kenyans.
“We will soldier on. Arrests, trumped-up charges, illegal detentions and incarcerations have happened in the past. We have always remembered the victims as the heroes of our liberation,” said Raila.
The ODM leader further called on Kenyans to turn in large numbers during next week’s protests in order to defend their rights and to ensure that their demands were met by the Kenya Kwanza government.
This comes after Interior CS Kithure Kindiki said that the government is on high alert to deal with the chaos that will arise from the demonstrations.
“My brothers in the opposition, please let’s do our politics, let’s put out our policies in a peaceful manner.If you think you’ll hide behind a constitutional right to destroy property, killing Kenyans and meting violence on Kenyans; try that and you will regret it,” said Kindiki.
The Interior CS noted that last week’s demos took place due to a hitch in the national security structure which he swore will not happen.
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