KAKAMEGA, Kenya
Kimilili Member of Parliament – elect, Didmus Barasa, who has been on the run after the murder of his opponent’s aide has finally surrendered himself to Bungoma Police station.
Barasa surrendered after the
Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI), on Thursday evening gave him a
6-hour ultimatum.
The sleuths had asked him to surrender to the nearest police
station since he is wanted for the murder of Brian Olunga, an aide of
his political opponent.
"The Directorate of
Criminal Investigations is warning Hon Didmus Barasa, who has since gone into
hiding after the brutal murder of one, to surrender to the nearest police
station within the next 6-hours," wrote DCI.
Failure to surrender, the DCI
said, a manhunt will be launch to smoke him from the hide out he has been
seeking refuge at for 3 days.
"A specialised team of
sleuths based from the elite Crime Research & Intelligence Bureau and the
Homicide department has been dispatched to augment the teams on the ground for
his manhunt."
Barasa is accused of shooting Olunga at
the Chebukwabi polling station on the night of August 9.
According to a police report
seen by Citizen Digital, Barasa's opponent Brian Khaemba, went to
Chebukwabi polling station at around 6pm to witness the counting of the votes.
He however met the incumbent
legislator at the polling station, and hence decided to leave barely a few
minutes after his arrival.
Mr Khaemba headed towards his
car but “Didmus Barasa followed him in the company of four men and ordered them
not to allow him (Mr Brian Khaemba) to leave…” read part of the report.
The aspiring MP’s driver,
Joshua Nasokho, is however said to have defied Barasa’s order and ignited the
vehicle.
“Didmus Barasa withdrew a
pistol and aimed at Mr Khaemba's aide namely Brian Olunga and shot him on the
forehead where he profusely bled,” read the police report.
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