MP Rashid Kassim Attacks Wajir Woman Rep. Fatuma Gedi in Parliament
Wajir Woman Representative Fatuma Gedi sustained minor injuries on Thursday after she was attacked by Wajir East Member of Parliament Rashid Kassim.
Kassim is said to have physically attacked Ms. Gedi in Parliament precincts on Thursday morning after an altercation.
Sources said Kassim accused Gedi, who sits in the National Assembly Budget Committee, of failing to allocate enough funds for his constituency.
Nairobi News reports that an argument ensued before MP Kassim punched Ms. Gedi.
“I was just walking with my colleague Ms. Wanga when he accosted me and started calling me stupid and within minutes he punched me on the cheek,” Ms. Gedi told Nairobi News.
“I told him that Wajir County was only allocated Ksh.100million and we had to allocate money to only areas of priority to the region like water and roads but he told me that is nonsense,” she added.
Ms. Gedi reported the incident at Parliament Police Station.
Comments (5)
Rashid Kassim aondolewe mbungeni mara moja. Hafai hata kidogo kuingia bungeni tena. Hakuna sheria inayoweza kumkinga baada ya kumpiga mwanabunge mwenzake Fatuma Gedi bungeni.
Hebu tuone Mhudumu Uhuru atafanya nini baada ya kitendo hiki cha kinyama?
@Imara: Huyu Rashid ni mshamba kweli kweli. Mwanaume kabisa amesoma anawezaje kumshambulia mama bungeni mahali ambapo wabunge wamekubaliwa kutofautiana kwa hoja mbali mbali. Ameaibisha kabila lake,wanaume wenzake na wakenya kwa jumla. Sheria inawajibika kumchukulia hatua kali na hata kumuondoa bungeni mara moja.
He should be sued for assault and battery. Terrible behavior from an mpig.
I'm missing the part where this moron was arrested.
Ndugu yangu @Kijana:
Umesema ukweli mtupu! Asante sana.