DCI links Vihiga mob killing to rally organizers

Mob fury turned a political gathering deadly in Mbale town, leaving a boda boda rider beaten to death and investigators scrambling over who armed whom.

Mob killing in Mbale town

• Directorate of Criminal Investigations identified George Olando Otobe as the victim.
• Otobe, known as Omundu, came from Kisumu County.
• Detectives say a crowd attacked him after a violent dispute.
• Postmortem showed multiple severe head injuries caused his death.

Stabbing sparks deadly retaliation

• Preliminary findings claim Otobe stabbed Hussein Hassan in the head.
• That alleged knife attack set off instant crowd rage.
• Officers recovered a blade believed to have been used in the confrontation.
• The body was taken to Vihiga County Referral Hospital mortuary.

Rally link and constitutional warning

• Violence coincided with the Linda Mwananchi rally in Kakamega.
• Edwin Sifuna leads the Orange Democratic Movement as Secretary General.
• Investigators warned that Article 37 protects only peaceful assemblies.
• The agency suggested that some organizers armed supporters before the event.

Family rejects goon label

• Relatives dismissed claims that Otobe was a hired goon.
• Kisumu boda boda association defended his character publicly.
• Supporters described him as loyal to Babu Owino.
• Police are tracing suspects tied to the mob attack.