Chaos after Aisha Jumwa, Gov Mungaro supporters clash at a cultural event
A heated clash was witnessed in Kilifi on Monday between Former Gender Cabinet Secretary Aisha Jumwa supporters and those of Kilifi Governor Gideon Mungaro
A heated clash was witnessed in Kilifi on Monday between Former Gender Cabinet Secretary Aisha Jumwa supporters and those of Kilifi Governor Gideon Mungaro.
The clash occurred after Aisha Jumwa gatecrashed the popular Chenda Chenda festival and disrupted its whole agenda.
The Chenda Chenda festival is a cultural festival where tribes come to showcase their culture.
The organizers of the events had already booked the venue and set up the dais, however, Aisha Jumwa set up a parallel dais opposite the festival and used that opportunity to hijack high-profile visitors streaming to the event.
Temperatures cooled down after Trade and Industry Cabinet Secretary CS Salim Mvurya arrived. At this point, Aisha Jumwa tried to convince him to join her at her dais.
The CS refused after which the whole situation escalated. According to reports, the brawl was so intense that they ended up dismantling the public address system.
Reacting to the brawl, the Kilifi Governor expressed his disappointment in the unfortunate events, which he claims were politically instigated.
He called on the former CS to wait until 2027 to take the conflict to the ballot.
“Whoever you are and whatever position you hold or used to hold in government doesn’t matter, let us respect each other and wait for the ballots in 2027.” Governor Mungaro said.
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A visibly angry Governor Mungaro sent a stern warning to any politician who is planning to frustrate his leadership.
Other coastal leaders present in the festival accused Aisha Jumwa of neglecting the community when she was a Cabinet Secretary but wants to be recognized now after she was fired.
Aisha Jumwa and Gideon Mungaro were competitors during the 2022 general elections. They were both vying for the Kilifi Gubernatorial seat, where Mungaro won.
The ODM candidate garnered 143,773 votes against Jumwa’s 65,893 votes.
Although she lost as Governor, the former Malindi Member of Parliament became a cabinet secretary in Ruto’s cabinet, that however did not last long after she was among CSs who lost their jobs after the fired Ministers in the new-look Cabinet.
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