Former Gichugu MP and Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister are not new to political controversy.
Karua, one of the experienced politicians in the country has had her own share of the country’s political intrigues.
A critic of retired president Daniel Arap Moi, Karua never shied away from critiquing the county’s longest serving president.
The former MP was part of politicians who pushed for repealing section 2A of the constitution to allow for the multi-party state.
Karua’s political rivalry with Moi and her rivals showed up during a Harambe in Kirinyaga district in June 2001.
During the Harambe, Karua who had been elected as Gichugu MP on Democratic Party ticket stormed out of the meeting at Kerugoya stadium as Moi rose to address participants.
Karua was angered when she was denied opportunity to respond to criticisms by her political rivals.
The former MP walked out of the meeting while she shook her clenched fist, the symbol of her party, in front of Moi and other leaders.
Moi condemned the incident saying that there was no need for politicians to engage in hateful politics.
Karua later defended her move. “We are in an era of competitive politics and all leaders ought to be given a chance to defend their policies, especially when they are provoked by rivals,” she said as quoted by the Nation.