- A fundraising event attended by Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetang’ula and Governor Fernandes Barasa was disrupted on Sunday, February 22, temporarily disrupted
- The incident came after thugs invaded the venue of the event and fired a UDA politician who was among the attendees.
- The politician vying for the Kakamega female representative seat told reporters how the police attacked him and MCA
A church service in Matungu constituency, Kakamega county, was suspended on Sunday, February 22, after a local politician was attacked by suspected thugs.
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The attack targeting former Kakamega senatorial candidate Winfred Abuti took place in the Bulimbo Catholic Church
How a UDA Kakamega politician was attacked in a church
A group of people stormed the church where Asiko was attending a fundraising event with several other prominent politicians, including National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula and Kakamega governor Fernandes Barasa.
Haya later took him out while Wetang’ula and Barasa watched helplessly.
Addressing journalists after the incident, Asiko, who is vying for the Kakamega County Member of Parliament seat in 2027 on the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) ticket, claimed that the assailants attacked him.
“I saw five men coming to me when I was sitting. They took me out by force, where they started beating me,” the politician said.
However, he noted that the police officers who had been sent to provide protection in the church saved him from the hands of the hooligans and escorted him to safety.
Asiko also noted that some Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) who were present protected him from the attackers.
According to the young politician, the attack was linked to his opposition to some politicians in the county.
“Those who attacked me are known, and we know who sent them,” Asiko said even as he insisted that he had never participated in dirty politics that would have led to attacks by thugs.
“I have not insulted anyone (I have never insulted anyone); I do not understand why they decided to expel me from the church,” he added.
Asiko is campaigning for the re-election of the President William Ruto even when he announces his desire to be a woman’s representative after defecting from the Democratic Action Party of Kenya (DAP-K).
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What Kakamega priests said about the church attack against a UDA politician
Father Stanlous Osidi who leads the Bulimbo Catholic Church condemned the incident while asking politicians to preach peace and unity and not use youths to commit violence.
In addition, Father Isidi noted that the growing political tension in the county has reached a worrying level.
Priests also complained that churches have been turned into political battlegrounds.
“The political class should respect the churches. The act of hooliganism is not of God, so let us be the guardians of our brothers,” Father Isidi said.
How many were killed during Linda Mwananchi Vihiga’s rally?
Previously, TUKO.co.ke reported that one person died during the protest of Linda Mwananchi in Vihiga county.
The man died after being stabbed while rival political groups clashed over the meeting organized by the Nairobi senator Edwin Sifuna.
Reports indicated that the incident occurred before Sifuna and his team arrived for their much-hyped meeting.
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