NAIROBI, Kenya Nov 27 \u2013 The Democratic Action Party of Kenya (DAP-K) has protested the arrest of its candidate Seth Panyako during Thursday\u2019s by-elections, accusing security agencies of intimidation and failing to contain escalating violence in Malava.<\/p>\n
The party said Panyako was taken into custody at Malava Police Station under unclear circumstances, hours after tensions flared at a polling station where he was earlier captured on video screaming as he attempted to vote. The footage, which went viral online, showed a visibly distressed Panyako in a chaotic exchange with officials and onlookers.<\/p>\n
In its statement, DAP-K claimed that unidentified goons\u2014allegedly operating \u201cunder police supervision\u201d\u2014terrorised their candidate overnight, injured party agents, and destroyed property before Panyako\u2019s eventual arrest.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur candidate Seth Panyako has been arrested and is currently being held at Malava Police Station. This comes after goons terrorised him the whole night, injured our agents, destroyed property, and now they want to intimidate him. We will not allow this,\u201d the party said.<\/p>\n
The arrest comes on the same morning that a vehicle belonging to DAP-K Party Leader Eugene Wamalwa was set ablaze by a mob in Manyonje, Butali Ward, further heightening tensions around the by-elections.<\/p>\n
DAP-K has demanded Panyako\u2019s immediate release and called for an independent investigation into the violence reported in the area, accusing security officers of bias.<\/p>\n
Police were yet to issue a response by the time of publication.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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