Members of Uasin Gishu gubernatorial aspirant Zedekiah Bundotich alias Buzeki campaign team on Tuesday evening narrowly escaped death after a vehicle they were travelling in came under attack in Eldoret town.
Trouble is said to have started when the team led by Stephen Sorobit (Kesses Coordinator) and Barnabas Bwalei (Director of Campaigns) was driving through the town’s Central Business District (CBD).
The vehicle, a Toyota Prado, was pelted with stones as it drove around the popular Silver Line area, leaving the driver with injuries on his shoulder after the mirrors were shattered.
“It’s sad night for peaceful electioneering in our County. The ugly head of goonism has re-emerged. This evening, our vehicle that was carrying our campaign Director and Kesses Coordinator was stoned at Silverline area,” Buzeki posted on his official Facebook page.
“The driver was hurt, and the vehicle was damaged. We have recorded the statement at Eldoret Police station for investigation to be conducted,” he added.
The independent gubernatorial candidate called upon political actors and his competitors to embrace peace and accommodate divergent opinions.
“Elections are not about oozing blood, but it’s about winning votes through progressive ideas. Primitive avenues of attaining political power should be condemned in the strongest terms possible,” he noted.
The billionaire businessman, giving the Uasin Gishu Governor seat a second stab is expected to address a media briefing concerning the incident on Wednesday, July 26, 2022.
Buzeki, is battling two other candidates in the Gubernatorial contest.
The two are Jonathan Bii Chelilim alias Koti Moja of United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and Mwalimu William Kirwa, vying on a United Democratic Movement (UDM) ticket which is under the Azimio coalition.
