By Correspondent
A college student was stabbed to death while his elder brother is fighting for his life at a local hospital in Karachuonyo after they were attacked by a bodyguard of the Kanyaluo ward following a political difference at a local pub in Omboga Market in Karachuonyo constituency.
The deceased, Clinton Otieno, a student at a technical institution in Homa Bay town, was allegedly stabbed to death by the bodyguard of area MCA Jeff Ongoro and left for dead.
The suspect then stabbed Otieno’s elder brother, occasioning bodily harm, and he is admitted at a local hospital in the area.
The fight broke out over a political difference between the deceased and the suspect over the Karachuonyo parliamentary seat, which Ongoro and Mr. Day Abeka from the ward have expressed interest in.
The deceased had in the morning attended President William Ruto’s inspection of the Adiedo-Karabok road. He had a banner written “Ruto Kumi bila break. Broad base tuko na power” to welcome the president to the area.
On his return after attending the presidential function, he walked into a local pub to while away the evening and engaged his friends in a debate on President Ruto’s and governor Gladys Wanga’s re-election and his MP candidate for Karachuonyo.
This enraged the MCA’s bodyguard, who first bought them a round of alcohol and allegedly declared that they should support his candidate for the parliamentary seat.
The mother, Rose Atieno, a widow, wondered why the bodyguard of the MCA would kill her child and leave the other fighting for his life.
“I have struggled to educate my children after their father’s demise and it’s unfortunate that my struggle has gone down the drain. I demand justice and let the suspect be arrested and charged in court,” she said.
Clerk to the County Assembly of Homa Bay, Mr. Day Abeka, confirmed the suspect was an employee of the assembly and aide to the MCA.
“The suspect was brought on board at the assembly as the security of the MCA,” he said.
Ongoro said the incident occurred in the bar and that the fight broke out at midnight.
Political intolerance and violence has become a common feature, with youths engaging in running battles at funerals and various functions in the area.
The area OCPD did not pick up his calls and the suspect is said to be on the run.
