Kibwezi West MP Mutuse Chased by Mourners for Voting Yes
- Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse faced backlash from the electorate for supporting the controversial Finance Bill 2024 during Magdalene Kalembe's burial
- Tensions reportedly rose when former Makueni governor Kivutha Kibwana addressed the mourners, leading to a heated exchange between Mutuse and another attendee
- The altercation escalated into a physical fight among the youths, disrupting the funeral proceedings as relatives pleaded for calm
- The ceremony concluded with only the priest and family members performing the final burial rites amidst the ongoing chaos
Didacus Malowa, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.
Makueni - Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse is the latest lawmaker to incur the wrath of the electorate for voting in favour of the controversial Finance Bill 2024.
The MP was whisked away from the burial as matters got out of hand. Photo: Mwengi Mutuse. Source: Facebook
The lawmaker was among a host of leaders who graced the burial of nominated MCA, the late Magdalene Kalembe, wife to the late former Kibwezi MP, Kalembe Ndile.
How was Mutuse chased from burial
All was well at the funeral until the former Makueni governor Kivutha Kibwana, stood to address the mourners.
The legislator was recorded having a heated conversation with a man sitting beside him before the situation escalated into fisticuffs.
Kibwana was left watching as the youths fought while Magdalene's relatives urged them to stay away from the coffin.
Following the chaos, only the priest and the family members were left to conclude the final burial rites.
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