Former Deputy speaker Farah Maalim has come out to apologize to the public for the drama he caused at a City Hotel.
Maalim hit the headlines after a video of him exchanging fists with Somali ex-minister at a Nairobi a restaurant surfaced online.
Speaking on Monday morning at AM Live show on NTV, the outspoken politician said that he regretted his actions, after he was captured on a CCTV footage dated Thursday, September 29 beating up the ex-minister as the recipient attempted to shield his face using both hands.
“It’s not something that any politician will feel good about it, and it is something that I regret very much, my relatives also and we apologize to the community,” said Maalim.
He said that the drama is now water under the bridge because 'they have their own traditional, family ways of solving such things'.
He added that on September 30th he was not at liberty to address the matter since it was being handled by the elder of his community.
“Whatever happened I’m not at liberty to discuss as it is being handled by the community elders and we do not intend to pursue it legally. It is a community matter,” said Maalim, adding that no one was injured in the brawl.