Juja Member of Parliament George Koimburi was on Sunday allegedly abducted by two unidentified men outside a church where he had attended service.
The men disguised as worshippers were in the process of exchanging greetings with the MP outside the church, after the service when they pounced on him, and according to eyewitness reports, bundled him into a waiting Subaru Forester, white in color with defaced number plates.
Anna Koimburi, the MPs wife told the media that the men joined a crowd of well-wishers greeting the MP after the service before suddenly overpowering him and forcing him into the car that immediately sped off.
“We had just left church, and it is normal for Mheshimiwa to greet people, but they quickly turned on him and forced him into the car. My attempts to intervene were forcefully thwarted causing grievous injuries to my arms.”
“They started hitting me from outside, and I felt as if my arm was broken. I had no choice but to let go of my husband,” she said.
The men who accosted her husband were dressed in plainclothes and did not offer any identification.
Shortly after news of the abduction hit social media the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) denied involvement saying, although they’ve sought Koimburi since Friday in connection with alleged land fraud and misuse of Constituency Development (CDF) Funds, they were not privy to his latest travails.
“The last time they arrested him, they took even his phone and car — we have not heard from them since. Now we are shocked because you are supposed to protect us, not cause us harm,” Ann Koimburi moaned in despair.
On Saturday a rally organized by Gachagua’s Democratic Change (DCP) Party was dispersed by police in Kakamega. The party’s Deputy Leader, Cleophas Malala, also had his vehicle impounded by police alleged for dangerous driving.
DCP Party Leader Rigathi Gachagua has strongly condemned the Saturday incident as part of a systematic political persecution targeting opposition leaders. “It started with me; they assaulted me. Then in Meru, they targeted Mithika Linturi. In Embu, Justin Muturi was attacked. Now in Murang’a, they have gone after our young leader Ndindi Nyoro,”
The former DP has accused President William Ruto of political intolerance, urging residents of the Mt. Kenya region to rethink their engagement with government empowerment programs. “Women sit under the hot sun all day, yet they are given only 500 shillings. What kind of empowerment is that? This needs to be investigated,” he said.
Juja MP George Koimburi is a confidante of the former DP and people are already tracing his present persecution to that relationship.
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