Police Lob Teargas at DCP Deputy Leader Cleophas Malala

Malala dared the police station's OCPD to make good his threat to arrest him.

Officers at the Kakamega Central Police Station lobbed teargassed DCP Deputy Party Leader Cleophas Malala as he attempted to file a petition with the county police bosses on Monday, October 12.

Malala had gone to seek police redress over an alleged use of goons by Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa to fight political battles.

The police also fired shots in the air to disperse the crowd after tension escalated in the station over demands to have a blogger arrested by the police released.

Nonetheless, the DCP Deputy Party leader managed to hand in his petition after the fracas subsided.

"We have presented a public petition to the National Police Service leadership in Kakamega in what seems to be runaway political violence, goonism and intimidation of the people from compromised officers.

A file photo of Cleophas Malala addressing the media outside Kakamega Central Police Station.

Source: Nairobi Leo