Former Kakamega senator Boni Khalwale. He has landed in trouble after a post he made over the killing of a bodaboda rider. [PHOTO/Standard]

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Former Kakamega senator Boni Khalwale has landed in trouble after a post he made over the killing of a bodaboda rider.

Khalwale steered a storm on social media after he tweeted showing support for the lynching of the rider.

His graphic tweet displayed a man half burnt after he was set ablaze for allegedly stealing a motorcycle.

"This thug came to Malinya & robbed a bodaboda rider of his motor bike. Unfortunately he forgot that this's the land of bullfighters!" read his tweet. 

But a section of his followers were quick to criticise the former legislator as they accused him of supporting lawlessness yet he served in a parliament that made the same laws. 

Others said that not even in the worst civilisations do people kill those they think to be criminals.

"Why do we advocate for justice & still go for mob justice in the name of “bull fighters” land. There are bull fighters who wouldn’t do this," said a follower, Joy Doreen BIIRA.