Former National Assembly Deputy Speaker Farah Maalim says he is lucky to be alive after an attempt on his life on Thursday, July 28, 2022.
In a statement, Maalim said he evaded an attack staged by unknown assailants while on a campaign trail in Garissa County.
According to the Wiper party deputy leader, the attackers had planted Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in his campaign route to Liboi.
But hawk-eyed security officers got intelligence of the planned attack and thwarted it.
“They halted my convoy, rerouted us to a safe detour and engaged services of bomb disposal experts. They then detonated the IED’s with ease. My profound gratitude to our officers,” Maalim said.
He added: “The exploded IEDs left a crater in the road. Congratulations to our gallant security officers for saving lives during this critical electioneering period.”
Our hawk eyed security officers got intelligence info of IED’s planted in my campaign route to liboi. They halted my convoy, rerouted us to safe detour & engaged services of bomb disposal experts. They then detonated the IED’s with ease. My profound gratitude to our officers. pic.twitter.com/oAcCV9D4D6
— Farah Maalim EGH (@FarahMaalimM) July 28, 2022
Maalim is eyeing the Dadaab Constituency seat in the August 9 polls.
