Sunday, June 23, 2024 - Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa is lucky to be alive.
This is after he escaped public lynching after angry residents cornered him at a funeral for voting YES to the contentious Finance Bill 2024.
Barasa was forced to seek refuge
after angry protesters in Bungoma stormed a burial he was attending.
The chaos ensued after Health
Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha stood to address the congregation of which
Barasa was part.
However, Nakhumicha’s speech was
momentarily cut after a group of armed locals began shouting at Didmus who was
seated at the front.
The event quickly turned chaotic
after the locals surrounded the MP, seeking to eject him from the event.
While expressing their rage, the
residents accused the legislator of betrayal by voting in favour of the
controversial Finance Bill 2024.
However, Barasa's bodyguards who
were on high alert quickly intervened and flanked the MP to protect him from
public outrage.
Upon intervention, Barasa
hesitantly rushed out of the event and made cover inside his vehicle even as
residents followed him to beat him up.
Barasa was part of the 204
Members of Parliament who voted 'YES' to the contentious bill despite a public
call for the legislators to reject it.
The Bungoma incident comes a day
after residents in Bondo, Siaya County stormed MP Gideon Ochanda’s
office after he voted in favour of the bill.
While carrying a brown coffin,
the locals marched up to the lawmaker's office and began to demand his
resignation.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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