Babu Owino condemns attack on Kalonzo's Migori convoy and political intolerance

The Embakasi East MP has joined condemnation of an attack on opposition leaders in Migori, where accounts of what happened differ.

What happened

Opposition leaders led by Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka were attacked during their Ukombozi tour in Migori county, according to [4]. The incident happened at the final stop of the campaign, after earlier stops in Ntimaru in Kuria, Kehancha and Posta Grounds [4]. The Linda Mwananchi Movement condemned the attack on the campaign convoy and called for investigations and the prosecution of those responsible [3]. Embakasi East MP Babu Owino condemned the attack on Kalonzo and other opposition leaders and warned against rising political intolerance [1][5].

Why Kenyans are searching for it

The sources do not explain why this story is drawing wider interest. They report the attack in Migori and the reactions that followed, and do not give a broader cause for the searches.

Key facts

• Kalonzo accused the police of using teargas against supporters, despite what he described as a peaceful political meeting [4].
• Kalonzo said the attackers were few: "These were just a few goons, not more than ten, who started throwing stones" [4]. The number comes from his account alone; the other report describes stone-throwing youths without giving a figure [4].
• One account says the rally was disrupted by stone-throwing youths and teargas [4]. However, the extract provided for [2] concerns a disputed death toll at a Homa Bay rally and does not describe Migori, so this account is not confirmed by that source.
• Kalonzo warned that putting the life of a political leader at risk was a serious miscalculation [4].
• The Linda Mwananchi Movement said residents of Nyanza should not be blamed for acts allegedly committed by individuals, and warned that isolated violence should not fuel ethnic divisions [3].
• Separately, Babu Owino named Kivutha Kibwana as patron of The Mwananchi Party [1]. The sources do not link this to the Migori incident.

What to watch

The Linda Mwananchi Movement has called on security agencies to establish the circumstances of the attack [3]. The sources do not report whether any investigation or prosecution has followed. Attention may also turn to the Nairobi race, which one Nairobi Tea report describes as likely to be fiercely contested in 2027 amid shifting party loyalties [6].

Sources

1. [1] Babu Owino names Kivutha Kibwana as The Mwananchi Party patron - People Daily
2. [2] Kalonzo disputes official Homa Bay rally death toll, demands inquiry - Daily Nation
3. [3] Linda Mwananchi condemns attack on Kalonzo's convoy in Migori - The Star, Kenya
4. [4] Kalonzo's Migori rally attacked; Babu Owino condemns political intolerance - Nairobi Tea
5. [5] Babu Owino condemns attack on Kalonzo in Migori, warns against political intolerance - Nairobi Tea
6. [6] From Babu Owino to Karauri and Sakaja: How battle for Nairobi is exposing cracks in opposition unity - Nairobi Tea

Compiled by the NairobiCity trend desk from the sources above.