Azimio la Umoja principal Martha Karua on Tuesday, July 18, warned neighbouring countries, Uganda and Tanzania, not to arm the Kenya Kwanza government ahead of the three-day mass protests.
Speaking at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Foundation, the NARC-Kenya party leader claimed that President William Ruto's administration had entered into a partnership with a militia to harm the Azimio principals and was also seeking foreign help.
While she did not provide any evidence of the government seeking help from neighbouring countries, the claims came hours after a standoff at the Busia border post where officials declined to clear a truck suspected to be ferrying harmful objects.
"Our crime is that we have challenged Ruto to bring down the cost of food, reconstitute IEBC and audit last year's president elections and respect political parties," Karua stated.
Further, she alleged that police officers on leave were recalled to join the fight against the protestors. This, according to Azimio, served as intimidation tactics aimed at curtailing the protests.
The former running mate also claimed that a militia was deployed to track Azimio principals at their areas of work and homes.
"It is also taking the shape of greater surveillance being conducted around our leaders' homes and offices which are being surveyed in unmarked vehicles," she noted.
Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka echoed Karua's statements and pointed out that the militia was instructed to carry out hits at the leaders - especially after their security was withdrawn.
He detailed their operations; revealing that they travel in groups of five people in non-uniform, are heavily armed and are well-facilitated.
"They travel in Subarus and these vehicles are always packed at the police station near Kenyatta Hospital. The only mission of the Operation Support Unit (OSU) squad is to grievously harm Azimio principals," he stated.
Former Defence CS Eugene Wamalwa faulted the government for withdrawing the security at a time when the special unit was deployed during the mass protests.
"We don't understand what intelligence informed the withdrawal of the security of our principals. This has also been effected at a time when they have revived a Killer squad and it is embedded in the official police service," Wamalwa claimed.
Kenyans.co.ke could not independently verify these claims.
The opposition, however, confirmed that the three-day protests would continue as planned.
