Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei on Monday, March 27, dispelled claims that the ruling Kenya Kwanza Coalition was behind the attacks on Northlands City (linked to the Kenyatta family) and East Africa Spectre Limited premises (owned by former Prime Minister Raila Odinga).
In a statement, Cherargei called out Azimio la Umoja Coalition for what he termed as sympathy-seeking efforts. The outspoken Senator further accused Azimio leaders of sponsoring the attacks to paint a picture of anarchy in the nation.
“The attacks against Northlands and E. A. Spectre international Company Ltd were sponsored by Tinga and his sponsor, Uhuru, for public sympathy addiction with the hope that their barren protests can be jump-started," he alleged.
Speaking in an interview on Monday, March 27, Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro also weighed in on the matter in response to earlier sentiments by the former Prime Minister who accused him and two other MPs of conspiring to counter Azimio la Umoja protests.
Nyoro dispelled allegations and affirmed that the ruling Coalition would not be dragged into an exchange of words with members of the opposition faction.
According to the MP, the government was steadfast in delivering services and its mandate to the electorate. He affirmed that the Kenya Kwanza administration would not fall into the temptation of persecuting opposition leaders for their political stances.
“Our government is built on the premises of humanity. We do not have to go harassing the other leaders just because we are in government. We also do not want to spend energy on the push and pull games.
"Those who want to soil our reputation will not succeed. We did not come from Murang'a to Nairobi as cowards but we must also consider what kind of contests we are fighting. We cannot sit down, three of us to plan about how to counter small battles of throwing stones," he stated in an interview with Kameme TV.
The sentiments by Nyoro and Cherargei came on the back of widespread condemnation of the attacks on Northlands and Spectre, which are linked to the Kenyattas and Odingas respectively.
Both entities were left counting losses with Northlands being the most hit by the intruders who took advantage of the ensuing melee to loot property including sheep before setting a section of the land on fire.
Whilst members of the Azimio Coalition accused the Kenya Kwanza of being responsible for the attacks, no concrete evidence was adduced to substantiate the claims.
The police were also yet to comment on the matter by the time of this publication amid complaints of a sluggish response to the two incidents.