Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has issued a stark warning about the resurgence of politically sponsored violence, drawing parallels to his own near-fatal attack in 2012 as Kenya approaches the 2027 General Election.

• Senator Okiya Omtatah recalls being brutally attacked in 2012 for opposing the procurement of Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) kits.
• He alleges that politicians are again using "organized goonism" to intimidate dissent ahead of the 2027 General Election.
• Omtatah urges law enforcement, including the National Police Service Commission and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, to target the sponsors of this violence and calls on Kenyans to safeguard democracy.