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Author: Phares Mutembei<\/strong>
\nAfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> Igembe South MP John Paul Mwirigi on Friday got injured in a development event that turned political in Maua, Meru County.<\/p>\n

A Toyota Prado gifted to the youthful MP by\u00a0President Uhuru Kenyatta was also damaged.<\/p>\n

Mr Mwirigi, 27, was manhandled and punched in a function organised by Pan Africa Climate Justice Alliance Executive Director Mithika Mzalendo, and attended by Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya and Eala MP Mpuru Aburi.<\/p>\n

Mzalendo launched a sunflower farming programme to cushion the miraa growers from adverse effects of its ban in most of the lucrative markets, especially Somalia. Mr Munya was the chief guest at the event.<\/p>\n

Mr Mwirigi had arrived at the venue with a group of supporters, to the chagrin of supporters of Mr Mithika-one of his opponents in the 2017 parliamentary poll.<\/p>\n

The Kanuni Assistant County Commissioner’s grounds became charged the moment Mwirigi arrived at the venue.<\/p>\n

At first, it was relatively calm as speakers at the event dubbed Tujiinue Tena\u00a0addressed the crowd.<\/p>\n

But as the time for MCAs and MPs to address them drew closer, a section of Mr Mwirigi’s opponents demanded he is denied a chance to address the gathering.<\/p>\n

The MP’s supporters were overwhelmingly outnumbered and his voice was barely heard.<\/p>\n

Mr Mwirigi tried to speak but no avail as Munya, Mpuru, Mithika and others looked on.<\/p>\n

Giving up, Mpuru took the microphone from him and closed the meeting after which he, Munya and others left the venue.<\/p>\n

But it was while Mwirigi was making his way to his car that the hostile crowd blocked his exit\u00a0as his few bodyguards and supporters tried to shield him.<\/p>\n

He gained the safety of his car\u00a0but after much shoving\u00a0and insults being hurled at him.<\/p>\n

Mwirigi did not take it lying down and it was during the melee that he was punched, but he also responded as he tried to get away to safety.<\/p>\n

Outnumbered and outfought, his bodyguard drew his pistol and fired in the air, as the police tried to create a safe passage from the area.<\/p>\n

Police officers who were escorting the CS and heard the gunshots\u00a0came and saved the situation.<\/p>\n

The officers rushed back and helped contain the crowd and enabled Mwirigi to be driven out.<\/p>\n

Mwirigi was rushed to Maua Methodist Hospital before reporting the matter at Maua Police Station.<\/p>\n

Igembe South OCPD Henry Akong\u00f3 said the MP was also hit with a stone but did not sustain a serious injury.<\/p>\n

“We are taking his statement at the moment,” said the OCPD.<\/p>\n

Mr Mwirigi said he had suffered injuries and sought treatment. \u201cYes, I was injured. I was not an intruder at the meeting, I had an invitation letter,\u201d he said, and showed the letter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Author: Phares Mutembei AfricaPress-Kenya: Igembe South MP John Paul Mwirigi on Friday got injured in a development event that turned political in Maua, Meru County. A Toyota Prado gifted to the youthful MP by\u00a0President Uhuru Kenyatta was also damaged. Mr Mwirigi, 27, was manhandled and punched in a function organised by Pan Africa Climate Justice […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":14409,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,8],"tags":[5672,5671,1842,362],"class_list":["post-14420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-homepage-english","tag-igembe-south-mp","tag-john-paul-mwirigi","tag-peter-munya","tag-president-uhuru-kenyatta"],"yoast_head":"\nIgembe South MP roughed up, car donated by President Uhuru damaged - kenya<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Igembe South MP John Paul Mwirigi on Friday got injured in a development event that turned political in Maua, Meru County.A Toyota Prado\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/igembe-south-mp-roughed-up-car-donated-by-president-uhuru-damaged\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Igembe South MP roughed up, car donated by President Uhuru damaged\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Igembe South MP John Paul Mwirigi on Friday got injured in a development event that turned political in Maua, Meru County.A Toyota Prado\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/igembe-south-mp-roughed-up-car-donated-by-president-uhuru-damaged\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"kenya\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-09-15T20:08:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/kenya\/sites\/28\/2020\/09\/meru_mp_roughed_up5f60aec226834.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"577\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"361\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/igembe-south-mp-roughed-up-car-donated-by-president-uhuru-damaged#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/igembe-south-mp-roughed-up-car-donated-by-president-uhuru-damaged\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Igembe South MP roughed up, car donated by President Uhuru damaged\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-09-15T20:08:15+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/igembe-south-mp-roughed-up-car-donated-by-president-uhuru-damaged\"},\"wordCount\":470,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/igembe-south-mp-roughed-up-car-donated-by-president-uhuru-damaged#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/kenya\/sites\/28\/2020\/09\/meru_mp_roughed_up5f60aec226834.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Igembe South MP\",\"John Paul Mwirigi\",\"Peter Munya\",\"President Uhuru Kenyatta\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"homepage-english\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/igembe-south-mp-roughed-up-car-donated-by-president-uhuru-damaged#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/igembe-south-mp-roughed-up-car-donated-by-president-uhuru-damaged\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/igembe-south-mp-roughed-up-car-donated-by-president-uhuru-damaged\",\"name\":\"Igembe South MP roughed up, car donated by President Uhuru damaged - 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