Kilifi County United Democratic Alliance leaders have advised opposition leaders led by Raila Odinga to refrain from politicizing the Shakahola crime site.
They also urged Kilifi legislators to prioritize development over the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya leader.
Raila and his team were denied access to the Shakahola thickets, where at least 110 bodies were excavated, purportedly for starvation during a weird marathon fasting to meet Jesus Christ.
The leaders, led by former Ganda Ward County Assembly Member Abdulrahman Omar, observed that Raila, along with Malindi MP Amina Mnyazi, Magarini MP Harrison Kombe, Woman Rep Gertrude Mbeyu and Deputy Governor Flora Chibule, were complaining about being denied admission to inspect graves while others were not.
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Omar claimed that opposition leaders used the Shakahola problem to stay relevant after their mass protests failed.
He stated that they are astonished that Malindi MP objected that his Raila was denied admission into Shakahola forest to examine graves and wonder what they want because the previous days, they were on servers requesting that they be opened, then demonstrations, and now cemeteries.
The former MCA claimed that while the Kilifi Woman Rep was on national television stating Pastor Ezekiel Odero should be imprisoned for life, she followed Raila to the Mavueni Church on Saturday to protect him.
He cautioned Kilifi's Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party officials, including Governor Gideon Mung'aro, Senator Stewards Madzayo, and other ODM political leaders, that supporting rallies in the county would harm tourism.
President William Ruto, according to Omar, has not been physically present in Shakahola, but his senior government is in command of the operation because the region is a crime scene with ongoing investigations.
"We don't want meaningless conflicts; we want development, not protests," he stated.
Janet Kihiko, a UDA supporter from Malindi town, questioned why the leaders were rushing to Shakahola after people died but did not support former Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa, the current CS for public service when she protested Mackenzie in 2019.
She claimed that the same officials who were now criticizing the government also did little to guarantee action was taken against the pastor.
