• The meeting was cut short in Migori town as youths clashed at the venue.
• Window panels and chairs were broken, blood spluttered on the floors and walls as chaos broke, forcing police to lob teargas canisters at the gathering to prevent further destruction.
ODM party has decried the violence that the businessman and party's presidential aspirant Jimmy Wanjigi was accosted by goons on Friday during his visit to Migori County.
The meeting was cut short in Migori town as youths clashed at the venue.
Wanjigi was to meet party delegates at Maranatha Faith Assemblies Church Hall in Migori town when youths armed with stones and other crude weapons invaded the venue beating delegates who were seated.
Window panels and chairs were broken, blood spluttered on the floors and walls as chaos broke, forcing police to lob teargas canisters at the gathering to prevent further destruction.
In a short statement posted in the party's official Twitter account, ODM urged the police in Migori to ensure culprits are brought to book.
“We have learnt of unfortunate incidents of Violence in Migori involving Jimmy Wanjigi. The Party takes this early opportunity to condemn the incidents and urge for tolerance and accommodation of every political view,” ODM said.
Wanjigi started his four-day tour to ODM leader Raila Odinga’s stronghold, saying that the country’s only hope for a better future lies in voting out the current crop of leaders.
He urged Kenyans to support his rallying call for an economic revolution that he said will ease the burden caused by poor leadership under the Jubilee administration.
Wanjigi said poor leadership was to blame for the current high cost of living where basic commodities are costly.
“The current crop of leaders cannot spearhead any economic revolution because they are part of the problem. The first step of the revolution is to clean the house,” he said.
Speaking at the Kisumu International Airport as he began his four-day tour of the Nyanza region, Wanjigi noted that a revolution is not about slogans but about how to achieve it for the benefit of Kenyans.
He said he will visit Homa Bay, Migori, Siaya, and Kisumu counties to drum up support for his bid and popularise the ODM party.