This archive report was first published on 18 July 2019.
On July 18, 2019, Thirdway Alliance party leader Ekuru Aukot reported an attack on their offices in Lavington, Nairobi.
According to Dr. Aukot, six armed men invaded the office, shooting at their secretary general who escaped and hid inside one of the offices.
Dr. Aukot tweeted, 'They have shot at our secretary general who ran and hid inside one of the offices. This comes hours after Punguza Muzigo Bill (sic) passed. This is a cowardly act.'
Lawyer Miguna Miguna condemned the attack, stating, 'It shows that the merchants of impunity in Kenya are scared and cornered. It should give patriots more determination and courage.'
The attack occurred hours after the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) verified that Dr. Aukot's Punguza Mzigo Initiative had met the required threshold of at least one million signatures, with a total of 1,222,541 registered voters in support.
