Some leaders from Migori have called on Interior Cabinet
Secretary Fred Matiang’i to deploy security officers to the county to
deal with a gang known as Sangwenya which they allege is linked to
Governor Okoth Obado and has been blamed for terrorising residents and
critics of the county boss.
But the governor has denied
using Sangwenya to suppress divergent views from politicians and other
critics who are opposed to his style of leadership.
According
to Suna West MP Peter Masara who does not see eye to eye with the
county chief, Sangwenya has been terrorising and maiming locals who are
seen to be in Mr Obado’s bad books without police intervention.
INTIMIDATION
“Our
efforts to liaise with the police and other security agencies so that
Sangwenya is uprooted out of Migori County have not borne any fruit and
we fear things may become worse. We will not be silenced by this group
that is being used by the governor to intimidate and harass us just
because we have a different political stand and we don’t support his
style of leadership,” Mr Masara said.
“If you oppose or
raise any issue of development that doesn’t auger well with him
(Obado), then Sangwenya will come for you either to threaten you or
finish you. I will not keep quiet because of fear of being the target of
the group. I was elected by the people and I have to fight for their
rights,” said Mr Masara during an interview with Nation.
