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Police wanted to assassinate me during protests, Raila tells court

Azimio leader Raila Odinga at the burial of David Omondi in Gem Siaya county on August 5, 2023. David was shot dead by police in Nairobi during Azimio protest against the high cost of living. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

Azimio leader Raila Odinga told the High Court on Friday there was a plan to assassinate him during the protests that rocked the country early this year.

In a case filed by his lawyer Paul Mwangi, the former Prime Minister for the first time gave finer details of what happened on March 29.

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