Raila Odinga and Salim Mvurya say they will not undergo medical exam

In Summary

• The Cord leader asked Mr Mdzomba to get in touch with the governor’s office.
• The governor was ready to meet Mr Mdzomba as it would create a chance for them “to look each other in the eye and understand one another”.

By NATION REPORTER
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Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (Cord) leader Raila Odinga and Kwale Governor Salim Mvurya have said they will not pursue a case against a man who attacked them over the weekend.

Mr Odinga and Mr Mvurya said they would not apply for a P3 form that would require them to undergo medical examinations for the assault case against Mr Lengo Karisa Mdzomba to proceed.

“Instead, Governor Mvurya will seek out Mr Mdzomba to understand his problems and motives. Mr Mvurya will also try to understand what was the provocation or the issue that the man wanted to protest against,” Mr Odinga said in a statement Wednesday through his spokesman, Dennis Onyango.

The Cord leader asked Mr Mdzomba to get in touch with the governor’s office.

Cord leader Raila Odinga during a rally at Mwangulu trading centre, Kwale County, on September 29, 2014. PHOTOS | LABAN WALLOGA | NATION MEDIA GROUP

Mr Odinga said the governor was ready to meet Mr Mdzomba as it would create a chance for them “to look each other in the eye and understand one another”.

Mr Mdzomba caused a scare by hitting Mr Odinga with a walking stick during a rally in Kwale County on Monday.

(READ: Man who assaulted Raila Odinga pleads guilty ‘to save court’s time’)

He appeared in court on Tuesday and was charged with attacking Mr Odinga and Mr Mvurya.

He pleaded guilty to the charge and asked for time to apologise to the people he had assaulted.