Stephen Masinde, the young guy who was seen on camera on Friday reportedly being slapped by Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa, has called for the legislator to be arrested and charged with assault.
Masinde is accused of assaulting Barasa after he (Masinde) refused to allow the MP to open classrooms until the constituency owing him Sh3.4 million was settled.
Masinde spent Sh4.4 million upgrading five classrooms at Lurare Primary School in Kamukuywa Town, Kimilili Constituency.
Before handing over the classrooms to the area leadership, he had reportedly received an upfront payment of Sh1 million from the Kimilili CDF coffers and was waiting for Sh3.4 million to be put into his account.
Barasa, on the other hand, arrived at the school on Friday to inaugurate the new classrooms.
As a result of the melee, which pitted the lawmaker against Masinde, the claimed attack occurred.
Masinde claims that, in addition to being slapped, Barasa’s bodyguards inflicted serious bodily harm on him.
The victim reported Barasa to the Kimilili Police Station under OB Number 30/30/07/2021, accusing him of inflicting head and arm injuries.
Masinde now wants the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to speed up the investigation into the incident so that the MP and his bodyguards can face charges.
“Barasa, as the local MP, requested my construction services. I made certain that the work was completed on time. He and his team, on the other hand, resorted to violence when it came to paying me. He stated, “It is my right to be paid for the services I provided.”
Barasa, for his part, said he was merely “alerting” Masinde to “zip up” to avoid the then-obvious “embarrassment.”
“He (Masinde) is a good friend of mine. I was reminding him to close his fly because it was open. It looks he had responded to a brief call of nature but had forgotten to zip up,” Barasa explained.
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