Raila’s message to Kenyans after being forced to flee for his dear life in Thika, Githurai

National Super Alliance leaders took their campaigns to Jubilee strongholds on Thursday, July 14, and despite being received by large crowds, things did not go well for the opposition leaders.In a social media post, Raila said that paid goons did the job and it was the first violence seen in this campaign period.“We took our campaign of change to Kiambu County, a Jubilee stronghold. Out of 5 stops, two, Thika and Githurai were engulfed in unseemly violence. The groups of young people who attacked our convoy with stones and other weapons were obviously organised. While the campaign season has seen incidents of heckling, this is the first time such violence has been witnessed,” he said.He went on:"However, we thank the people of Kiambu for coming out to listen to our great ideas on how to change our current circumstances. We in NASA have a good narrative to tell the people of Kenya across our 47 counties and we are excited at every opportunity to share our message that this election is about changing the direction of this country, "Peaceful protest and the occasional heckling is part of freedom of speech and is protected by the constitution. As a seasoned politician, I have had my fair share of heckling.“However it's another matter when people come to rallies armed to cause violence. I am asking both our supporters and Jubilee's to be calm at opposing rallies. Make your opinion be known if you must. It's part of a democratic process of engaging competing opinions. Organised violence has no place in this process.”The NASA leader had a torrid time in Thika town after an angry crowd pelted his convoy with stones forcing the police to intervene and lobbed tear gas at the crowd. Raila was consequently forced to cut short his speech, and halt his campaigns as a result of the unruly supporters.