Wote ex-MCA Sammy Maseka has been hospitalized following an assault incident that happened on Saturday in Itandi, Makueni County where he was attending a burial ceremony.
According to Maseka, Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana’s security detail allegedly Muinde Musyoka punched him several times before he collapsed.
“He jumped on my neck, twisted it and rained blows on me before throwing me to the ground,” he recounted to the Standard.
It is reported that the assault happened after the former legislator, while speaking at the burial, called out the Makueni Governor for disrespecting wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka and told him that he could never be equal to the Ukambani kingpin.
The former legislator confirmed that Kivutha was not present while he was being assaulted. He, however, expressed his suspicion that the bodyguard had been sent to threaten and silence him.
“When I was attacked the governor wasn’t present. I think the guard had been sent to specifically attack and silence me,” Maseka stated.
The feud between Maseka and the governor is not new. While he was a sitting MCA, Maseka once tabled a bill to impeach Kivutha at the Makueni County Assembly.
The bill sailed through, but the court later upheld Kivutha's gubernatorial position.
The incident comes days after Kivutha publicly announced that he had renounced the Wiper Party leadership citing the party’s values no longer matched his.
He added that being in the Wiper Party was like being in an abusive marriage where you are not allowed to share your views or raise any concerns.
