This archive report was first published on 20 July 2019.
July 20, 2019
Residents of Kisumu are living in fear as the Otek Team and China Squad, notorious gangs, allegedly terrorize the city with the backing of corrupt police officers.
The gangs, led by Oliver Veti and Munir Kirunda, have been extorting money from politicians and businessmen, and even demanding protection fees from other residents.
According to eyewitnesses, the gangs have been armed to the teeth and have been using masks to break into premises, including Sungura Lodging in Kisumu.
Locals claim that the gangs are being sponsored by an MCA who has been using them as guns for hire in terrorizing the public.
Politicians have also accused the gangs of demanding huge sums of money to protect them, while a former MP is allegedly bankrolling the China Squad to cause mayhem.
The gangs have given politicians terms and conditions, threatening to use social media to scandalize their names and disrupt their meetings in Kisumu county.
Residents are now appealing to the Inspector General of Police Hillary Mutyambai, the Interior cabinet secretary Fred Matiang’i, and DCI George Kinoti to intervene and launch investigations into the matter.
