This archive report was first published on 9 May 2021.
On Friday, West Mugirango Member of Parliament Vincent Kemosi's event to launch the constituency bursary disbursement programme was disrupted, with the MP accusing a witch hunt.
According to Kemosi, the disruption was motivated by his support for Deputy President William Ruto's presidential ambition in 2022.
Addressing journalists from his residence, Kemosi stated that he was barred from meeting his people even after meeting the laid down protocols, while his counterparts in the same county were allowed to hold public gatherings.
“Friday's turn of events had nothing to do with coronavirus pandemic prevention but pure witch-hunt and everyone can clearly see that I am being sabotaged because of my strong support of DP's presidential ambitions,” noted Kemosi.
He further observed that the Deputy County Commissioner (DCC) told him that he should be granted permission from the Interior Cabinet Secretary, Dr Fred Matiang'i before planning to hold any public event, an order which he sees implemented with a lot of partiality.
However, Nyamira South Deputy County Commissioner Julius Otieno stated that all political gatherings have been stopped at the moment in an effort to control the spread of Covid-19, and administrators cannot allow the order to be defied under their watch.
Despite the disruption, Kemosi later launched the Sh34 million National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) bursaries at West Mugirango CDF hall, with over 6,000 students set to benefit from the fund.
