Police told to conduct Raid on illicit brews in Kisumu with decorum and decency.

 Market/Mlimani Ward MCA Seth Ochieng Kanga address the media in Kisumu where he has said police should conduct raid on illicit brew with decorum-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo


By Dickson Odhiambo.

September 5, 2018

Police told to conduct Raid on illicit brews in Kisumu with decorum and decency.

THE Kenya Police Service have been told to conduct raids in regard to illicit brew within Kisumu County with a lot of decorum and decency.

Kisumu County residents have accused the police of conducting raids in the name of looking for illicit brews within some areas but they end up interfering with innocent people.

Through Kisumu City Residents Voice{KICIREVO} Chairman Audi Ogada, the residents want the police to ensure that they work within the law while carrying out such operations.

Ogada says all the police operations in regard to the illicit brew in Kisumu City and its environs must have control and a leader who is answerable to senior officers in charge.

Audi says last Saturday, police conducted raid on illicit brew within the Kisumu Main Bus Terminus where a member of the Public lost his life after police fired bullet which killed him after such a raid.

Audi says the use of fire arms by the Police officers should be guided by the provisions in the National Police Service Act.

“The laws regarding the use of firearms by the police officers is clearly defined in the National Police Service Act and no one should contravene this by misusing firearm and cause death of an innocent Human being,” Audi says.

Audi claims that some of the people at the Kisumu Main Bus Terminus were not happy with the way the raid was conducted hence prompted them to resist, adding that this made the police to use firearm wrongly while not observing the law.

Market/Mlimani Ward Representative Seth Kanga says such operations should be done in a structured manner.

He says the incident in which a middle aged man lost his life and two other injured after police conducted the raid at the Kisumu Main Bus Terminus is unfortunate one.

He says as political leaders, they support the operations on the illegal brews but it should be done when all the stakeholders are fully involved.

He says even the County Government which has the sole mandate to license the liquor business must also be involved whenever such operations are to be conducted within the entire Kisumu County.

Kanga has appealed to the area residents to calm as police investigate the matter.

One of the victims who was shot and survived Ryan Otina says he was not part of those drinking alcohol but was at his shop while attending to his customers when police conducted the raid and shot him next to his shop.

Otina who is recuperating at a hospital in Kisumu says he want justice be done following the incident.

“We want all the stakeholders to be involved in this issue of raid on illicit brew.The Local Administration who are the Chiefs and their Assistants should be involved in such raids,” Kanga says.

Kisumu County Police Commander Job Boronjo has confirmed that the Police are investigating the incident.

“The office of the DCIO here is handling the matter as investigations toward it has kicked off to know what actually transpired on that day,” Boronjo says.

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