Three men arrested by the police in connection with the attack of a rival matatu group in Nairobi will today appear in court to answer to charges of arson. The three men include a sacco official of matatu's plying the Eastleigh routes No. 4, 6 and 9. Police are also searching for three other men among them an aspiring councillor who have been linked with the mayhem that lead to the burning of a bus belonging to Matatu Owners Association in Eastleigh last Friday.
Sources in the police yesterday told the Star that the three include Mark Mwangi, Matondo Obura and Jame Onyango Odhiambo who will face charges of arson. Mwangi has been identified as an official of the route 6 and 9 matatu's while Obura is said to be the owner of a matatu plying route No. 4 and which ferried hired goons who attacked the bus. Onyango is said to be a tout.
The sources, who requested for anonymity, said some top officials of routes No. 4 , 6 and 9 who are opposed to buses owned by MOA from operating in Eastleigh had met and raised funds to finance the attack. According to the sources, some youths who were hired to torch the bus had confessed to the police that the top officials were behind the attack. Tension is still high in Eastleigh after MOA declined to withdraw their buses from the route despite opposition from the rival operators. Among the suspects being sought by the police is a former Muslim youth leader in Eastleigh who went into hiding after the incident.
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