Raila said there were plans to kill him when he was attacked in Uasin Gishu

By Judy Jerono Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader  Raila Odinga narrated how the Uasin Gishu youths who attacked him planned to kill him. In his US tour in Washington D.C, Odinga said the plan was well calculated adding that the youth had been paid and issued with weapons during that day when he attended the burial of Uasin Gishu businessman Jackson Kibor. “Some goons were hired and they actually wanted to kill us. You saw what they did to our choppers but it was something that was properly planned. Bundles of money and weapons were given which was supposed to use,” he stated. The Former Prime Minister stated that they decided to change the arrival time for the burial after they received the information about the hired goons. “Unfortunately, we did not go there at the time they expected us to go there. We received information early morning that they had been hired to go there to heckle me then attack me,” he indicated. “I decided to go there during the end of the service when people were burying him,” said Odinga. Raila said they were saved by police officers who quickly intervened adding that they escaped death by a whisker. “The attack was vicious, were it not for the action of the police officers, the damage would have been much more devastating. Police officers managed to arrest 15 goons,” he said. Azimio la Umoja One Kenya leader and his convoy were attacked in Uasin Gishu County when his chopper was hit with stones. "In the event that took place in Kabenes, Uasin Gishu County, youths attacked my plane, destroying the air shield with rocks that were clearly aimed at me and on my way to the plane, they had pelted my vehicles with stones,” Raila said Raila earlier blamed Uasin Gishu Governor Jackson Mandago and Soy Member of Parliament Caleb Kositany for organizing the attack on him. Police arrested the 15 suspects in connection to the attack but they were later released due to lack of evidence.