Editor's Review

Azimio la Umoha leader Raila Odinga has been denied entry into the Shakahola graves. 

Azimio la Umoja leader Raila Odinga was on Friday, May 5 blocked by the Police from accessing the Shakahola mass gravesite in Kilifi County. 

The former Prime Minister who was in the company of Malindi Member of Parliament Amina Mnyazi and Kilifi Woman Representative Gertrude Mbeyu was advised to seek permission from the Inspector General of the Police Japhet Koome before being allowed to access the restricted area. 

“I cannot break the rules of operating to allow anything,” the operation commander told the Azimio leaders.

Raila asked the police to allow members of the public, media and humanitarian organizations to visit the area and see what is happening. 

“You should never bar the members of the public from accessing Shakahola even the media and people representing humanitarian organizations should be allowed in,” Raila stated.

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File image of CS Kithure Kindiki

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki on April 26 imposed a dawn-to-dusk curfew in the Chakama ranch in Shakahola for a period of thirty days.

He stated that no public gatherings, processions, or movements in and out of the ranch would be allowed during the period.

“Curfew orders have also been declared and Gazetted within the said area between 1800 HRS in the evening up to and until 0600 HRS in the morning for a period of thirty (30) days.

“There shall be no public gatherings, processions or movement either alone or as a group during the period of curfew into and out of Chakama Ranch except as shall be permitted in writing, by the Kilifi County Police Commander in consultation with the Operation Commander,” Kindiki Stated.