This archive report was first published on 17 October 2019.
Malindi Member of Parliament Aisha Jumwa spent the night in police custody after a ruling on her bail application was delayed until Thursday.
Senior Resident Magistrate Vincent Adet said he needed more time to make a decision on whether to release the legislator on bail.
The incident that led to Jumwa's arrest occurred when she stormed the home of a Ganda ward ODM aspirant in Malindi, resulting in confrontations that turned chaotic and led to the death of the aspirant's relative.
According to reports, Jumwa fled to her home in Kakuyuni after one of her close associates allegedly shot dead the man identified as an uncle to ODM party candidate Reuben Mwamure Katana, who is vying for the seat in Thursday's by-election.
Several other ODM supporters, including Magarini Member of Parliament Michael Kingi, were injured in the incident that occurred in the presence of police officers providing security at the aspirant's home.
Meanwhile, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) summoned ODM Chairman John Mbadi over violence in the Kibra by-elections over the weekend, which reportedly targeted Jubilee candidate McDonald Mariga's supporters.
Mariga claims the violent scenes witnessed in one of his rallies on Saturday were a culmination of a series of well-calculated, planned, and executed violence against his supporters.
IEBC has given Mbadi 24 hours to file the party's response to the accusations and appear at the IEBC headquarters on Friday.
