Azimio la Umoja Leader Raila Odinga has dismissed claims by the Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome that the opposition hired dead bodies from morgues during anti-government protests to pose as victims of police brutality.
Speaking on Tuesday at the Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka Command Centre in Karen, Raila said the victims that have been buried had bullet wounds on them and their death certificates indicated their cause of death.
“It is disappointing to see a statement from the Inspector General of Police Mr. Koome saying that we hired dead bodies to accuse police of brutality. I don’t know which world he lives, because the bodies we are burying have bullet wounds on them and death certificates confirming the cause of death,” Raila stated.
The opposition chief claimed that goons who were masquerading as police officers during the anti-government protests killed the victims.
Raila further said the Azimio coalition will do whatever it takes to ensure the victims get justice.
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IG Koome while addressing the media earlier claimed that Azimio politicians hired dead bodies to taint the image of police officers.
“We have seen in the recent past senior members of the society going to mortuaries, hiring dead bodies, and then telling the media that these people were killed by police officers. How low can some of our leaders sink?” Koome posed.
The Police IG however maintained that the police will protect the lives and property of Kenyans and make sure the country is safe adding that the propaganda from the opposition will not discourage them.
“We have a responsibility to make sure this country is secure and that is a mandate we are going to execute without fear of favor. The propaganda out there will not discourage us, they can continue threatening us that they will go to ICC,” Koome added.
