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Kapedo attacks: MCA Nelson Lotela accuses police of scapegoating

Silale ward MCA Nelson Lotela

Silale ward MCA Nelson Lotela (centre) consults his lawyer Gordon Ogolla (right) outside the DCI offices in Nakuru County after he was interrogated on the attacks in Kapedo.

Photo credit: Joseph Openda | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Mr Lotela, who faced the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), denied claims of his involvement in plans for the attacks.
  • He further claimed that police officers are being used by his opponents to taint his name and frustrate him politically.

Silale Ward Representative Nelson Lotela was Thursday questioned for the second time by detectives in Nakuru County on the recent attacks and killings in Kapedo.

Mr Lotela, who faced the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), denied claims of involvement in planning the attacks.