Kitui East MP Nimrod Mbai Photo/The Star
The Federation of Women lawyers (Fida) has asked Kitui East MP Nimrod Mbai to apologize following reports that he called for Governor Charity Ngilu’s 'to be raped'.
Fida national chairperson Josephine Mong’are criticized the MP saying the organization will act should the MP fail to adhere to their demand.
“We demand an immediate apology from Hon Mbai, failure to which we shall take legal action against him. Women should not be cowed from vying, taking up and or maintaining political positions,” Mong’are added.
“This is a clear demonstration of elections gender based violence emitted against women. It confirms some of the forms of intimidation that women are taken through when they come out to vie for political positions and strive to maintain public positions,” said Ms Mong’are in a press statement as quoted by the Daily Nation.
Mbai was the target of a lot of criticism following the video that went viral on social media.
“Charity Ngilu should be raped in her office if she doesn’t drop her hard stance against Uhuru Kenyatta,” Mbai was quoted saying in a video.