National Assembly Minority leader Junet Mohamed on Monday left mourners in stitches after making lighthearted remarks directed at Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah.
Speaking at a funeral of Ichung’wah’s father Mzee Isaac Ichung’wah Ngugi, Junet jokingly recalled a time when the Majority Leader gave him a ride from Parliament to a meeting in Lavington, describing the experience as terrifying.
“The father was also a good driver but I want to tell Ichung’wah I have seen two things that you are not doing very well. One is that driving. One time you drove me from Parliament to a meeting in Lavington, I was holding my heart in my hand. Tutafika kweli? That you must improve,” Junet said, sparking laughter.
He then added a second joke, this time around saying that it affected the both of them.
Junet said that they have not done a good job in taking care of their former girlfriends.
He said that it was a matter that they had to discuss how to go about later on in the day.
“The second thing we are not doing well, and it is not only you, is how to take care of your ex with eight children. I must accept that we are not doing well. We must have a side meeting this evening to discuss those things together,” he quipped at the funeral attended by President William Ruto.
His playful comments lightened the somber mood, with mourners applauding and laughing at the candid exchange between the two leaders.
Junet’s remarks were in reference to earlier remarks that Ichung’wah’s father married a former girlfriend as his third wife.
He also adopted the former girlfriend’s eight children and educated all of them.
