Azimio La Umoja leader Raila Odinga has maintained that the Kenya Kwanza/Azimio talks which start today will not deter his coalition from seeking justice for victims of police brutality.
Raila said police officers were guilty of using excessive force against protesters, yet President William Ruto swore to protect lives when he took his oath of office.

“Ruto has become a thorn in Kenyans’ flesh by the way he runs the affairs of this country,” said Raila.
Raila, who was accompanied by Siaya Governor James Orengo, Siaya Senator Dr Oburu Oginga, Rarieda MP Otiende Amollo, Seme MP James Nyikal among others said the killing of Kenyans exercising their right to protest peacefully will land the responsible officers in problems.

“We as Azimio will push for the arrest and prosecution of those guilty at the highest court of the world,” he said. “I want to assure Kenyans that the 2010 Constitution which you (Ruto) opposed, is respected as a shield to Kenyans rights. We are happy that the document has given us rights to tell off wrongs perpetuated by the ruling government and that has enhanced democracy”.

Orengo regretted that Koome (Police IG Japheth) had turned police service into an agent of brutality.
“It is so sad that the law enforcement officers carrying such retrogressive orders are quick to kill our people and when murders occur at the grassroots they don’t respond to distress calls. They went to the scene where two watchmen were killed two days after,” said Orengo. “The police must stop killing Kenyans”. Oburu said the blood of Kenyans who died in the protests would not be in vain.

On Saturday, Raila maintained that President Ruto had no alternative but to create an enabling environment for the Bomas talks to be concluded successfully. Speaking during the burial of a member of Luo Council of Elder Jacob Ochino Ogundo in North Uyoma, Rarieda sub-county Raila said: “We have not run out of strategies”.

He said that going forward, Azimio will not resort to street protests as had been the norm but will instruct Kenyans to stay indoors and put vigilante groups to ensure this happens.

“It is not a must that our people to demonstrate in the streets anymore, we shall remain indoors and see how government will run its programmes without support from Kenyans whom they think do not belong to their private club as alluded by the DP Rigathi Gachagua,” said Raila.

Concerning the police brutality, Raila said the police officers are guilty of using offensive violence against the people President Ruto swore to protect.

“Ruto has became a thorn in Kenyans flesh by the way its running the affairs of this country. You (Ruto) are really a killer yet you claim to be a Christian, Your agents including Inspector Koome are guilty of genocide,” said Raila.

Raila who was accompanied by Siaya Governor James Orengo, Siaya Senator Dr Oburu Oginga, Rarieda MP Otiende Amollo, Seme MP Nyilkal James and Host MCA’s led by Siaya Speaker George Okode, said the killing of innocent Kenyans exercising their rights peacefully its what will land them in problems.

“President Ruto stands charged and we as Azimio will push for the arrest and prosecution of those guilty at the highest court of the World,” he said adding that they will ensure Kenyans are allowed to their constitution. I want to assure Kenyans that the 2010 constitution which you opposed, is respected as a shield to Kenyans rights,”

He at the same time accused President of adopting dictatorial regemes by ordering the killings of our people as a strategy to scare us inorder to do filthy things in this Country, that wont be achieved when we are still alive. The era of old constitution that dictatorship thrives went with the promulgation of the new constitution. We are happy that the document has given us rights to tell off wrongs perpetuated by the ruling government and that has enhanced democracy.