Former Kigumo MP Jamleck Kamau has told the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) that an attack on an Opposition convoy over the weekend was not random violence, but an assassination attempt.
In an emotional testimony delivered to IPOA, Kamau recounted the events of July 27 at AIPCA Kahuro in Kamukabi, Kigumo Constituency, Murang’a County, where he narrowly escaped harm after gunfire struck his vehicle.
"Two bullets hit the car just inches from where I was seated," Kamau stated.
"If the car hadn’t been moving, I would have been shot in the head."
The former lawmaker claimed to possess video evidence linking the incident to specific officers and bodyguards allegedly affiliated with unnamed Murang’a political figures.
“We were attending a public church service. There was no reason to inform the police,” he said.
“I
am not afraid of death. If they kill me, others will carry on the fight.”
Kamau joined other opposition leaders—including DAP-K party leader Eugene Wamalwa, Naivasha MP Jane Kihara, and Murang’a Senator John Methu—in a petition to IPOA demanding an urgent investigation into what they describe as politically motivated violence.
Sunday’s incident marked the second consecutive week that a planned political event by allies of the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) leader and Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was disrupted.
Police reportedly lobbed teargas and blocked the group’s procession in Murang’a County, sparking clashes.
Eyewitness accounts and video footage confirm that chaos erupted shortly after a church service at AIPCA Christ the King Church in Kahuro.
Legislators allied with Gachagua had gathered there ahead of a scheduled meet-the-people tour.
From Baltimore, Maryland, where he is currently on a political visit to the United States, Deputy President Gachagua condemned the violence, describing it as a dangerous trend that threatens Kenya’s democratic space.
“This kind of intimidation has no place in a free society,”
Gachagua said. “We will not be silenced.”
