Political rivalry in western Kenya has turned ugly after Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala chose an obscene way to hit his regional rival, Cabinet Secretary Rashid Achesa.
The rivalry started sometime back but it was amplified when the CS went public with claims that Deputy President William Ruto gave the Senator Sh4.5 million for construction and furnishing of his house during a radio interview on October 22.
The senator denied the claims, dismissing the CS as a ‘loose mouth’. Malala said he was living at Shibale, a local shopping centre in Kakamega county.
CS Achesa claims to have helped out Malala by introducing him to the deputy president who changed his life and helped him get financial aid for his home construction.
Achesa further added that after construction stalled, Malala got an additional Sh1.5 million to finish his roofing and other finishings.
On July 3, 2018, the altercation took an ugly turn. At around 9:26pm, Malala sent the first nude photo of a man taking a selfie with a lady, claiming he will leak the photo and package it to look like CS Achesa. Achesa reported the matter to the DCI.
Leaked screenshot of the ugly altercation. [Source/KNK]
Turns out, the photo he used is of a South African man used sometime back in a tabloid newspaper.
The photo resurfaced after CS Achesa went for the radio interview and talked about Malala’s housing issue on live radio.
On Mashuja Day, in the presence of the presidency, top government officials and other dignitaries, the senator allegedly hired goons to heckle the cabinet secretary. The senator, it appears, has been on a mission to tarnish the name of the youthful cabinet secretary.
Senator Malala later sent three journalists, now accused and arrested for editing nude photos, to CS Achesa. The reason presented to Achesa was for the CS to give them financial support, which he did and the senator used the texts to frame Achesa as the one who hired the journalists to create the edit nude photos of the senator.
The senator has been challenged to submit the phones of the arrested journalists in order to get accurate accounts of the evidence. Further evidence reveals that the senator has been in constant communication with the arrested journalists for two weeks.
Leaked screenshots show the unfolding of events between the two western Kenya politicians.
The Sports and Heritage Cabinet Secretary is understood to be pushing for a conclusive and swift action to tame the issue.