Lawyer Miguna Miguna could not hide his displeasure with an MP's proposal to enact a law curbing curb flatulance on airplanes during a National Assembly sitting.
Rangwe MP, Lilian Achieng Gogo, demanded a law to combat farting on planes arguing that it could cause 'discomfort and insecurity on board' flights, according to the Daily Nation.
Gogo made the remarks in parliament as MPs debated the adoption of a report which proposed criteria to amend the convention of offences and certain acts committed on board aircrafts on Wednesday, September 12.
"I knew that something was wrong with this woman when I saw her eating ugali and fish with a fork twice. In Luo culture, it is an abomination for a grown up to do that. This is how low the conman's sycophants have reduced themselves to," Miguna posted on Twitter on Friday, September 13.
The legislators want basic systems introduced aboard flights to weigh the level of discomfort passengers undergo through.
Gogo complained that security aboard planes should be tightened to curb farting as she had to endure several periods of uneasiness while flying.
"There is one irritant that is often ignored and this is the level of farting within the aircraft. There are passengers, who literary irritate fellow passengers bypassing bad smell and uncomfortable fart.
“If there is anyone given irritant that makes people fight on board, it is the fart, it is terrible within the plane. If this is not managed well, it can cause insecurity on board." Gogo informed her fellow legislators.
However, her answer elicited laughter when temporary speaker Christopher Omulele, Luanda MP, asked for her solution to the 'menace'.
"We need special training on aircraft crew so that they provide medicines like bicarbonate of soda after to passengers after meals and drinks have been served. We should also have paramedics, who are trained in basic first aid included in the international and local flights," Gogo responded.
Gogo further noted that food should be managed and stored appropriately to reduce the level of gas that one can exude within the flight.
She finally concluded by asserting that the situations worsened as passengers were stuck with each other for long hours during flights, forcing them to resort to farting.
Flatulance has been a contentious issue before in Kenya and Africa. In August, 2019, there was confusion at Homa Bay County Assembly that momentarily brought the house to a standstill.
The house's proceedings were halted for close to ten minutes to allow the ministers fan away the pungent smell of fart.
In February 2011, the BBC reported that two of Malawi's most senior judicial officials argued over whether to adopt a new bill that would outlaw breaking wind in public.
