A man in Lirhende village, Kakamega County, is being sought by police after he chopped off his father’s right hand over campaign posters.
According to area assistant chief Alex Minish, the suspect, Chrisantus Mwinamo, had engaged his brother Cedrick Vihembo in a physical fight for destroying campaign posters belonging to Edwin Papala, an ODM candidate.
Mwinamo allegedly accused his brother who campaigns for the Federal Party of Kenya candidate Silas Shihenzi of destroying the posters.
They then engaged in fist fights before they were separated by members of the public.
Later that evening, Mwinamo attacked his father Protus Mugaisi with a panga, chopping off his right hand and injuring his brother.
“We were taking supper when he came with a panga and started slashing us. I was sitting at the main door and he chopped off my right hand when I tried to confront him. He also injured his brother and other family members,” said Mugaisi
Mugaisi added that his son, who had wrecked havoc by rendering him disabled, should be punished since he had invited a curse on his family.
“Enough is enough, the law must take its course and punish him as a lesson to people of his kind. He has invited a curse that will follow him to his fourth generation by rendering me a disabled man,” he declared.
His father was rushed and admitted to St Elizabeth’s Mukumu Hospital.
