Hired goons attack ODM chairman

Raila Odinga-led Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Narok County chairman Charles Nampaso was on Monday night attacked by goons.

The attack happened moments after Nampaso taking part in a radio talk show at Sidai FM in Narok town.

Taking to their official twitter account on Tuesday morning, the ODM party strongly condemned the act, calling on all Kenyans to exercise tolerance and respect for each other.

“We wish to condemn in the strongest terms possible the attack on our Narok County Chairman Charles Nampaso last night by goons moments after taking part in a radio talk show at Sidai FM in Narok town. The party calls on Kenyans to exercise tolerance and respect for each other,” read a tweet posted by ODM.

The prevalent pattern in our political culture is that of political intolerance and it engenders political violence and encourages political thuggery.The youth are tools for realising such.

An army of thugs who intimidate political opponents, and play other key roles in ensuring the wishes of the godfather are almost law.These type of politicians, in the counties and nationally, have invested in youth and politics to yield profits.

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Hired goons and hecklers are now part of our political culture. In a political power game, an army of thugs that works in various capacities to actualise the purpose of the politicians is all you need.

This has made democracy to be synonymous with political violence, group domination, and the germinating ground for corruption. With all the bad signs, are we really moving to stem the tide?

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