NASA Supporters Attack Jubilee Members of Parliament at Funeral Attended by Raila Odinga

Angry youths allied to the National Super Alliance on Saturday disrupted the burial ceremony of Kanduyi Legislator Wafula Wamunyinyi's father Mathew Wafula after attacked  they Jubilee-affiliated MPs who rose to address the congregation.

The youth accused the two Jubilee Lawmakers Didimus Baraza (Kimilili) and Mwambu Mambonga (Bumula) of not being faithful to the nation after they attended President Uhuru Kenyatta's meeting at State House Nairobi.

The rowdy youth shouted down Mr Baraza shortly after he was welcomed to the podium to pay tribute to the late Wafula.

The Kimilili MP tried to calm down the crowd but his appeal fell on deaf ears.

"If you shout at a leader when he is speaking to you, you will never give birth to a leader in your house. Respect me kindly and let me speak my mind," Baraza stated.

Mr Baraza's comments angered the youth more resulting to him being pelted by plastic water bottles and being called a traitor and "greedy Legislators".

Police officers, Bungoma Senator Moses Wetangula, Mr Wamunyinyi and Bungoma Governor Wycliffe Wangamati intervened and rescued Baraza from the wrath of the rowdy youth.

The incident happened in the presence of NASA leaders Raila Odinga, Musalia Mudavadi and Kalonzo Musyoka, who were among leaders that attended the funeral.

Mr Odinga noted that Baraza and Mambonga got a hard time because of the bitterness Kenyans have with Jubilee government for stealing NASA victory.

Kalonzo on his part stated that voters were wiser now that they know what "evil plans" the Jubilee administration has in its store.

"They are saying that we are scared for the votes and they will use the same razor we are telling them God is still the same he who gave us victory in 2013 and they ran with it will still give us overwhelming victory next month for as to take this country forward," he explained.

Mudavadi claimed that Jubilee gave cash to leaders from Western who went to State House to buy ID cards.

"We are wondering with our brothers from Luhya nation who are asking us where we are as a community; we want to tell them today that Luhya are in NASA firmly," he noted.

Lawyer Edwin Sifuna took a swipe at Western leaders who went to meet President Kenyatta stating that they did not manage to get more votes than he did in Nairobi combined.

"We know that those who went there are greedy people who want to sell out our community," Sifuna stated.

The Jubilee MPs, however, received pity from former Kakamega Senator Bonny Khalwale who defended them stating that the community should forgive them.

 

 

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