August 9

Didmus Barasa, on the run, thanks Kimilili constituents for re-electing him

Thursday, August 11th, 2022 09:39 | By
Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa.
Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa. PHOTO/Courtesy

Kimilili Member of Parliament (MP) Didmus Barasa has appreciated his supporters following his re-election.

Taking to his official Twitter account, the lawmaker seeking a third term on a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) ticket expressed gratitude to the constituents for granting him an opportunity to continue serving them.

"Thank you, the great people of KIMILILI CONSTITUENCY, for re-electing me overwhelmingly for another term. I LOVE YOU TO BITS❤️," he wrote.

Barasa on the run

Barasa is on the run even as police set up a special team to hunt him down.

The special team, from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) was dispatched to Bungoma County on Tuesday night to arrest the MP following reports he had fatally shot an aide to his opponent for the parliamentary seat, Brian Khaemba of the Democratic Alliance Party (DAP) – Kenya.

He is alleged to have shot the aide identified as Brian Olunga on the forehead outside the Chebukwabi polling station where they had gone to witness the vote tallying.

The MP is said to have accosted his opponent outside the polling station and ordered them not to leave. Khaemba's driver attempted to drive away, prompting Barasa to open fire, shooting Olunga on the forehead. Olunga is said to have died while undergoing treatment at a local hospital.

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