This archive report was first published on 3 December 2019.
Published on December 3, 2019, chaos erupted in an Inua Mama rally in Wajir town after a teargas canister exploded, throwing the meeting into disarray.
Several people sustained minor injuries as they scampered for safety after a teargas canister hurled near the dais at Qorahay grounds went off.
Wajir County Police Commander Stephen Ng'etich said one suspect had been arrested, and a hunt for others continued.
Four days after the incident, over 15 legislators allied to Deputy President William Ruto's Tanga Tanga wing of the Jubilee Party have demanded the arrest of Wajir Woman Representative Fatuma Gedi.
The female legislators, led by Laikipia Woman Representative Cate Waruguru, accused Gedi of being behind the chaos.
“We are demanding the arrest of one Fatuma Gedi… We know she is behind what happened in Wajir,” Waruguru said.
“Fatuma Gedi should face women politically not using crooked means,” added Tana River Woman Representative Rehema Hassan.
The legislators also accused Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i of turning a blind eye to the Wajir chaos.
