The Orange Democratic
Movement MP was shot dead in Eldoret shortly after 10am. A
policewoman companion, Constable Eunice Chepkwony, was also shot
and later died in hospital.
Riots were reported in
Eldoret, Kericho, Kisumu and Siaya following news of the MP’s
death, coming at a time of heightened political tension
following the disputed results of the presidential election a
month ago.
The presidential election dispute has thrown the country into
political crisis that is currently the subject of an
international mediation effort led by former UN secretary
general Kofi Annan.
Police Commissioner
Hussein Ali has addressed a Press conference in Nairobi and
identified the suspect as Constable Andrew Maoche.
Maoche, a police rider,
was arrested about 40 kilometres away at Turbo township while
attempting to flee. He will be charged in court tomorrow with
the murders.
“The constable will stand
charges of murder tomorrow,” Maj Ali told a news conference at
his Vigilance House office in Nairobi.
Mr Too is the second ODM MP to be shot dead in as many days
following the murder of the Embakasi MP Mugabe Were on Wednesday
morning outside his Woodley estate house in Nairobi.
ODM leaders addressed a
news conference in Nairobi where they condemned the killing of
the MP.
The MP, he said, picked a
woman constable from Eldoret police station at 9.30 am and drove
in a Toyota Carina to West Indies residential estate. The
suspect then followed them on a motorbike.
According to the
Government Spokesman, Dr Alfred Mutua, the suspect was the dead
woman’s live-in boyfriend.
The police commissioner
warned the public against using the incident to incite others.
Qaahira
Egypt Tell. 0020161734087