Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya leader Raila Odinga has apologised to journalists and leaders who were forcefully ejected by rowdy youth who stormed the coalition’s event at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Foundation in Nairobi.
The event on Wednesday, July 18 saw leaders, including Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka, were roughed up by the youths. Kalonzo was in the process of reading out the opposition coalition’s resolutions after a Parliamentary Group meeting.
In a statement, Raila said that the venue has hosted important and more defining moments in the country without such ugly incidents.
“The Rt. Hon Raila Odinga regrets the events of yesterday and takes this early opportunity to offer unreserved apologies to the journalists and fellow leaders who got caught up in the unfortunate incident,” the statement, from Raila’s spokesperson Dennis Onyango, reads in part.
Raila has assured journalists and fellow leaders that the coalition will take stock of the events and seal loopholes that led to the security breach with a view to ensuring that journalists and leaders remain safe and free at functions.
The incident saw some journalists injured, with the Political Journalists’ Association of Kenya demanding an apology from the coalition.
