The hilarious and sensational Eric Omondi, as Churchill calls him on Churchill Show, has been on tour in the US for the last couple of weeks. However, his fans in Baltimore never had a slice of his jokes as chaos erupted when the impatient fans demanded Eric go on stage but he declined, citing non-payment. He explained that the fans had grown impatient of waiting for him to come on stage.
“The problem was that the promoter was late and as per our agreement, he had to pay me before the show begun. Anyway, I told the fans to have a little patience since there was no hurry but they would hear none of it and hence the chaos,” Eric said in an interview with Nairobi News.
The comedian who jetted in yesterday was working with Kenyans promoters who live in the US and plan events for other Kenyans in the diaspora.
The vehicle that blew up, killing two police officers and two terrorists, could have been targeting a function that was to be attended by a Cabinet Secretary and the Inspector-General of police, sources familiar with the investigations said on Thursday.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph ole Lenku and Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo, had been scheduled to attend a live interview with KTN’s Jeff Koinange at the Eastleigh Mall. However, they were still at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, where they had gone to receive President Uhuru Kenyatta from Qatar when the explosion occurred.
The vehicle carrying the explosives was intercepted by police after the driver committed a traffic offence. Two police officers entered the car — a Toyota NZE — while their colleagues followed in a patrol car. On reaching the gates of the police station, the car with the suspects exploded, killing all on board.
Initial reports indicated that a second car driving behind the NZE drove off when the first car was intercepted at the Racecourse/Juja Road junction.
Mr Kimaiyo on Thursday said that detectives had not clearly established where the two suspect vehicles were heading.
“They were driving on the wrong side of the road and we suspect they were targeting a crowded area,” he told the Nation on Thursday.
The suspects’ car was headed towards the city centre at around 8.40pm but was intercepted when it made a U-Turn. Police officers in a patrol car under the command of Corporal Samuel Kabiru saw it and stopped the driver. Two officers — Constable Francis Murage and police driver Samwel Cheptuk — entered the suspects’ vehicle to escort it to nearby Pangani Police Station, followed by their colleagues — Corporal Kabiru and Constable Sarah Eregae — in the patrol car.
