Kisumu City Residents condemn goons attack on the Public Service Board officials

Entrance to the office of the Kisumu County Public Service Board Chairman where some suspected goons gained entry into and roughed up the board's officials-Photo Courtesy

By Dickson Odhiambo

August 3, 2020

 

Kisumu City Residents condemn goons attack on the Public Service Board officials

 

A section of Kisumu City Residents have strongly condemned today’s attack on some Kisumu County public service Board officials on accusation of biased hiring of Revenue Collectors and enforcement officers.

 

Under the banner of the Kisumu City residents voice, the residents have termed the act meted on the Chairman of the Board Charles Babu Karan and some members as barbaric, uncouth and uncalled for.

 

In a statement to newsrooms today, Kisumu City Residents Voice Chairman Audi Ogada said the incident is very unfortunate and should never be tolerated.

 

They blame a Senior Orange Democratic Movement Party official to have led goons who carried out the illegal exercise at the Kisumu County Public Service Board offices within Mlimani area.   

 

“We condemn in the strongest terms possible the barbaric attack of Kisumu Public Service Board Members by youths allegedly led by a senior ODM official,” Audi says.

 

They says the attack was uncalled for, unjustified and criminal in nature, adding that they therefore, demand immediate arrest of the perpetrators whom they say are well-known.

 

They says the members of the Board must be allowed to exercise their mandate freely without any threat or intimidation from any quarters while discharging their duties.

 

“The law provides or gives clear procedure to follow in case one is aggrieved by actions or decisions of members of the Board,” they add.

 

During the incident which lasted less than one hour, the suspects gained entry into the board’s office and roughed up the chairman of the board injuring him and other officials.

 

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