This archive report was first published on 4 September 2019.
On September 2, 2019, a video of an angry Kenyan man lecturing Kirinyaga Woman Representative Wangui Ngirici for violating traffic rules went viral on social media.
The 17-second video recording shows a man dressed in shorts and a t-shirt scolding the politician for overlapping and attempting to assault him.
“Shame on you! You are a grown woman! What the hell is this car?! Follow the rules! And you’re coming here to try and punch me?” the man yells at Ngirici.
Ngirici was seen boarding her SUV with registration number KCM 141R, which was parked in the middle of the road, shortly after being scolded by the irate man.
After the video went viral, Ngirici took to Twitter to explain why she was using the wrong side of the road, stating that she apologized over the incident.
She wrote: “Going by the clip making rounds on social media – Yes, sometimes back I had an incident involving overlapping on the road. I was rushing to attend to a patient by the name Magdale Wawira who was admitted at KNH.”
Ngirici added: “Sometimes, even leaders are reminded by the citizens about the society and its values. I took the lesson, appreciated and apologized accordingly. To grow together as one cohesive and harmonious society, we must remind and correct each other whenever we go wrong or make mistakes ~ PWN.”
