Waiguru Dragged Over Attack On UDA MP Njeri Maina [VIDEO]
Waiguru’s alleged involvement in the chaos that saw Njeri hospitalised with injuries which he said needed to be looked into.
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National Assembly Minority Leader Opiyo Wandayi put Kirinyaga Governor, Anne Waiguru on the spot following the attack on Kirinyaga Woman Representative Njeri Maina who was attending a meeting in Kerugoya Town.
Speaking during a Parliamentary session on Tuesday, August 22, hours after the attack, Wandayi appealed to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to begin their probe on the matter by starting with Waiguru, since the attack occurred in her county.
The lawmaker claimed, without evidence, Waiguru’s alleged involvement in the chaos that saw Njeri hospitalised with injuries which he said needed to be looked into.
Wandayi alluded to claims that the perpetrators of the said attack – who reportedly arrived on the scene in three Toyota Probox vehicles – were acting on instructions from the Kirinyaga County government.
“It would appear that Maina was attacked by goons who were supposedly working on behalf of the county government of Kirinyaga. We must condemn violence in all its shapes and forms; violence is violence - whether it happens in Kondele or Kerugoya,” said the Ugunja MP.
He further called for Waiguru to record a statement with the DCI and face prosecution if found culpable.
“So this atrocity which has been meted against our own colleague by the County Governor of Kirinyaga and her agents needs to be investigated very expeditiously, and stern action taken against the financiers and perpetrators of this heinous act.
“I saw the young MP in very bad shape on social media, having been attacked viciously by goons hired by the Governor. That is not acceptable. We demand that the Governor of Kirinyaga be summoned by the DCI so that she can record a statement, and if possible be taken to court," he added.
The issue was raised in the House by Kisii Woman Representative Dorice Donya, who claimed that her Kirinyaga counterpart was addressing congregants at the function when she was ambushed by rowdy youths.
Donya noted that she sought help from Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms to have Njeri airlifted to the Nairobi Hospital for further treatment, but her plea fell on deaf ears, with only an ambulance deployed instead.
“I was told that she had gone to inspect some water project which had been closed by the Governor. And the people who came were the kanjos (county askaris), and they wanted to chase her away from that place. When that didn’t happen, they called for more people to come and evacuate her, in the process, she was badly injured,” narrated Donya.
Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah, on his part, stated that he had been informed that the legislator was in stable condition, further calling for a thorough probe to bring the culprits to book.
Dagoretti South MP John Kiarie went on to recount his own experience of having undergone political violence in the past, intimating that the perpetrators are usually acting on orders from above.
“The English said that; ‘When the debate is lost, foolish people attack violently.’ When they saw that Maina Njeri was rising, they decided to mete violence on her. There are levels of accountability; we’re talking about the people in the Probox, every act of violence that is political is a sponsored act,” he stated.
“So as we dig to find out who these people in Probox were, we also need to find out who has sponsored them, and the accountability has to go to the highest level of this sponsor.”
Bumula legislator Wamboka Nelson urged the House to summon Interior Security Cabinet Secretary Prof. Kithure Kindiki to provide more insight into the attack.
Waiguru was yet to issue a response to Wandayi's claims by the time of publishing this article. However, she did condemn the attack and urged the police to bring those responsible to book.
"It has come to my attention through the media that Kirinyaga Women Rep Hon Njeri Maina was attacked by youth while going to answer to police summons, together with Baragwi MCA Hon Mathenge, concerning the breakage of the County Water Project on Saturday.
"I wish to condemn any acts of violence and reiterate that, no matter the reason, we don't condone or tolerate violence. I, therefore, urge the police to take immediate action against those involved," she stated.
