Kitui East Member of Parliament Nimrod Mbai has denied allegations of assaulting a Kenya Power officer.
Asserting his innocence, Mbai, who claims to be a pastor, stated that he had no knowledge of the incident in question and claimed that the video footage had been tampered with.
“No, I never assaulted anyone. Did you see me? I am a pastor and did not do that,” he said.
He had been summoned to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission following the incident.
And after spending almost four hours, he walked out and said it was not him who committed the offense.
Expressing no remorse, he, however, defended his actions, stating that if given another opportunity, he would handle the situation differently.
In the viral video doing rounds on social media, the MP can be seen hurling insults at the Kenya Power officers before repeatedly slapping one of them.
EACC Chief Executive Officer Twalib Mbarak condemned MP Mbai’s behaviour calling on Kenyans to choose their leaders wisely.
Mbai is accused of slapping a Kenya Power engineer who was reportedly seeking to disconnect an illegal power line at the legislator’s home in Kitengela, Kajiado County.
