Sirisia MP John Walukhe. He on Tuesday, February 14, 2017 engaged his arch-rival Moses Nandalwe in a physical fight at Hotel Intercontinental in Nairobi. (Photo/the-star.co.ke)
Two Members of Parliament engaged in a fist fight at the Hotel Intercontinental in Nairobi, Tuesday.
Sirisia lawmaker John Walukhe and his arch-rival Moses Nandalwe engaged in a physical scuffle when they coincidentally met.
It took the intervention of the leaders who accompanied them to stop the fight.
Nandalwe, an Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) aspirant, accused Walukhe of confronting him at the table where he was having a chat with Kabuchai MP Lusweti Mukwe.
"I was having supper with my friends when Walukhe appeared from nowhere, ignored my colleagues' handshakes and came straight to attack me. It took the intervention of Lusweti to end the chaos," Nandalwe said, as reported by the Star.
The rift between the two begun back in 2013 when Nandalwe lost to Walukhe in the general election.
Nandalwe has threatened to ask electoral body IEBC to block his rival from vying for an elective seat, if he continues with such acts of violence.
"If this does not stop, I will seek the IEBC's intervention as well as have the matter handled in line with the requirements of the Election Offences Act," he said.
Walukhe who recently defected to the Jubilee Party from ODM was unavailable on phone for comments on the incident.
A fierce political battle is expected in Sirisia constituency as the two will face off in the August 8 polls.