{"id":66428,"date":"2022-08-28T15:01:28","date_gmt":"2022-08-28T15:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/mureithi-musyoka-was-killed-because-of-embakasi-east-mp-race"},"modified":"2022-08-28T15:14:31","modified_gmt":"2022-08-28T15:14:31","slug":"mureithi-musyoka-was-killed-because-of-embakasi-east-mp-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/mureithi-musyoka-was-killed-because-of-embakasi-east-mp-race","title":{"rendered":"Mureithi: Musyoka was killed because of Embakasi East MP race"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Former Embakasi East MP Francis Mureithi has demanded immediate action from investigating authorities regarding the death of Embakasi East Returning officer Daniel Musyoka.<\/p>\n

Mureithi said the deceased\u2019s children should not suffer while those of his killers are enjoying life.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m saying while here at Musyoka\u2019s home today. Because Musyoka couldn\u2019t take bribes from anyone, he wasn\u2019t bias in his job. Those who murdered him if not arrested, I will from next week lead demonstrations in Nairobi to send someone home,\u201d Mureithi said.<\/p>\n

He addressed mourners during Musyoka\u2019s burial ceremony at his home in Muuani village, Mwala, Machakos County on Friday.<\/p>\n

Mureithi went further to urge the Kamba community to use alternative traditional methods of identifying Musyoka’s killers.<\/p>\n

\u201cNa hata nyinyi wakamba mnakuanga na haki. Si mnakuanga na haki? Si mnakuanga na njia yenu ya kufanya haki? Si kuna kile mnaitanga kathithu? Si mganganishe chini? si mimi niko hapa?\u201d Murethi said as a section of mourners cheered.<\/p>\n

Mureithi maintained that Musyoka was murdered because of the Embakasi East parliamentary seat.<\/p>\n

\u201cMr. Musyoka was my returning officer. I was one of the contestants for the Embakasi East parliamentary seat. I\u2019m sure most of the IEBC officials in the constituency who are here can attest it is their first time to see me today since I wasn\u2019t giving them pressure or telling them to help me. I believed in their work,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to confirm here, Musyoka, just the way church has said here, was straight forward. Since I became a candidate, we have never met. He used to call me on phone; Mureithi if you aren\u2019t coming to the office, send someone. And if I send, he used to serve me accordingly,\u201d Mureithi explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cI remember calling him on the poll day, August 9. He asked whether I was ok, I said yes I was ok and he said let the election exercise continue and let the person who will win to win. I know Musyoka even while resting here today wants Mureithi to fight for him.\u201d<\/p>\n

The politician said he couldn\u2019t fear anything since Musyoka won\u2019t resurrect.<\/p>\n

He said all IEBC employees should have life insurance covers so that while applying for the electoral body\u2019s job, they don\u2019t get afraid of anything.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can work anywhere knowing that you will do the job and go home alive. There is nobody who should die because of politics,\u201d Mureithi said.<\/p>\n

Mureithi claimed that Musyoka had ordered some nine ballot boxes at the Embakasi East polling centre not to be opened.<\/p>\n

The MP aspirant said the returning officer was to open them himself, but were later opened after his disappearance.<\/p>\n

He went missing before announcing any elections\u2019 results.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe wanted justice, they lured him. He left the tallying centre and they did what they did. IEBC you have powers, you can suspend gazettement of Embakasi election results until Musyoka\u2019s killers are found and charged,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Kenya. Former Embakasi East MP Francis Mureithi has demanded immediate action from investigating authorities regarding the death of Embakasi East Returning officer Daniel Musyoka. Mureithi said the deceased\u2019s children should not suffer while those of his killers are enjoying life. \u201cI\u2019m saying while here at Musyoka\u2019s home today. 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