This archive report was first published on 16 July 2021.
On July 16, 2021, a heated scene unfolded outside a polling station in Kiambaa during the by-election. Video clips circulated online showed rowdy youth interrupting Kipipiri MP Amos Kimunya's address to the press.
As Kimunya attempted to speak, the youth chanted 'Kimunya must go!' and moved in to eject him physically. The MP, however, remained unfazed and threw back a question to his attackers, asking 'Who are they?'
The group of rowdy youth claimed that Kimunya had no official role at the polling station and accused him of planning to rig the mini-poll. Kimunya denied the allegations, stating that he was there officially as an agent of the Jubilee party and had been present since 6 am.
'I have been standing here peacefully until they came in,' Kimunya explained to reporters. 'These are goons hired by our competitors to shout at me and also to try to influence voters.'
