Hell broke loose at Homa Bay County after cat fight broke out between the Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) at the assembly after a group of MCAs opposed the return of speaker Elizabeth Ayoo to the office.
The hullabaloo drama started when MCAs allied to majority leader Walter Muok blocked the assembly’s main entrance to deny Ayoo from accessing her office.
This led to confrontation from another faction allied to chief whip Richard Ogindo who were supporting the Speaker.
Speaker Ayoo had arrived at the assembly with police at 10:20 am following her reinstatement order by the employment and labour relations court on Tuesday pending the determination of her impeachment case.
The Muok group blocked the main door of the assembly premises and vowed to deter Ayoo’s entry.
The MCAs resorted to communicating in mother-tongue and exchanged verbal insults.
“Ayoo can’t be allowed in, Ayoo can’t be allowed,” they shouted but Ogindo’s camp also shouted, “Spika nyaka donji e asembli ni githu on …this is loosely translated to mean…..The Speaker must enter the assembly by force”.
The struggle went on until a glass door at the assembly was broken.
“I know my rights. If you are tough this is the right time to know a good fighter,” shouted a male MCA.
The confrontation saw Ogindo and Muok engage in a physical fight for about five minutes.
The police officers led by Homa Bay DCIO Joseph Tuksho and OCPD Sammy Kosgey said they had orders from the court to ensure Ayoo resumes office.
After Ayoo got into her office, some female MCAs shouted to their male counterparts allied to Muok that they have been defeated.
“We’ve won. You couldn’t stop us from making Ayoo access her office,” one shouted.
Ayoo was impeached on Thursday last week after MCAs accused her of incompetence.
Forty-seven MCAs voted in favour of the motion moved by Ruma Kaksingri MCA Eliphalet Osuri.
He said the majority of MCAs were not ready to work with Ayoo.