Migori Governor Okoth Obado on Friday gatecrashed a function at Nyabisawa Secondary School in Suna East where his Mombasa counterpart Hassan Joho was the chief guest.
Host MP Junet Mohamed had not invited Mr Obado to the function despite being the area boss. The two have been clashing over the management of the county.
And Mr Obado who caught the entire ODM team by surprise, took time to lecture Suna West MP Peter Masara for allegedly disrespecting him.
“I am not corrupt as some of you have been claiming, I have not stolen anything, in fact, some of you are of worse characters,” Obado said.
He told Masara to stop calling him a thief wherever he goes before jumping in their cars to Nairobi.
“There are people who find joy in calling me a thief wherever they go and then take off to the city, Hon Masara stop that bad behaviour, I am not a thief,” the governor said amid laughter.
Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho asked Mr Obado, Senator Ochillo Ayacko and a host of MPs to reconcile, putting into perspective the handshake between President Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga.
Governor Obado has been working as a lone ranger with several leaders from the county snubbing him. He's currently facing corruption and murder charges.
“The last time I was here, it was not easy, you showed me dust, but the handshake between Raila Odinga and President Uhuru Kenyatta has changed our politics, let us embrace each other,” Joho said, amid laughter from Obado and the crowd.