Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria on Wednesday allegedly criticised police handling of anti-IEBC protests on Monday as the opposition accused President Uhuru Kenyatta of targeting Luos. reports.

Three people were killed after police used live bullets to disperse protesters in Kisumu and Siaya counties. “I really wish more died. The shooting skills of our police is questionable,” Kuria said on Facebook yesterday. “It is time Cord asks the four dead fools from Siaya and Kisumu to wake up and go home. If the cops are acting up lets end the morgue drama too.”

NCIC chairman Francis Kaparo said the commission will investigate the post. “If we find out that it is Kuria who posted the content, he will be apprehended,” he said. “If it is not him, we will search for the person who posted the item and apprehend him or her”.

Mbadi accused Uhuru of “killing Luos just like his father did”. “Uhuru must stop killing the Luos. He should stop the profiling of our community. His father Jomo Kenyatta also killed our people in 1969. If the killings continue we will be left with no choice but [to] seek alternative means to protect ourselves,” he told the press.

The Suba MP said police officer were heavily deployed to areas inhabited by the Luo community, including Kibera, Kisumu, Migori, Homa Bay and Siaya.

-The Star

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