Roots Party presidential candidate George Wajackoyah promised to revive investigations into the assassination of Bishop Alexander Muge.
Speaking in Eldoret on Sunday, July 31, Wajackoyah claimed that Muge was assassinated and vowed to stop at nothing to ensure that those behind his death are unmasked.
The former intelligence officer stated that seeking justice for the bishop was the least he could do for a person who was once in the same profession with.
"Bishop Muge was from this region and was a police officer just like myself.
"When I become president, I will ensure that those responsible for his death are held accountable for his death even if it means digging them up from their graves," he stated.
Wajackoyah told Eldoret residents that the freedom they enjoy today is a manifestation of the fruits fight that Muge put up against the state in the quest for multi-party democracy.
"The freedom we enjoy today is because of the actions of the bishop and that is why they killed him. His murderers must explain why they took his life," stated the roots party leader.
Bishop Muge lost his life in a road accident at Kipkaren on August 14, 1990, along the Nakuru-Eldoret Highway - his driver survived and was charged with reckless driving.
The man of cloth was the only fatality in the accident which happened days after former Minister for Labour the late Peter Okondo issued a warning to the clergy.
At the time, the quest for multi-party democracy had reached fever pitch with the church joining the push in nationwide campaigns.
Bishop Muge had already rattled the late President Daniel Moi by asking him to dissolve parliament and call for fresh elections, but it was his failure to heed Okondo's warning that reportedly led to his death.
The former Cabinet Minister, two days before the clergyman's demise, had warned that bishops who would set foot in his Busia backyard “will see fire and may not leave alive.”
Muge completed his trip Busia but his journey back to Nairobi hit a dead end, claiming his life.
Appearing before the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) ex-cop James Lando Khwatenge, revealed that he had been tasked to trail the bishop's vehicle.
Khwatenge stated that officers were sent directly from Nairobi to “finish” the outspoken bishop in a secret operation termed Operation Shika Msumari.
He further revealed that the police trailing him immediately called Nairobi contacts to confirm the mission had been successful.
