An MP and his wife have come out to clear the air over assault allegations that have been levelled against them. Emily Wanjiku, the wife of Githunguri MP Gabriel Kago, on Monday disowned social media reports that claimed she had been beaten by her husband.
Gabriel Kago Mukuha, a Kenyan member of Parliament, has been accused of battering his wife, Wanjiku, black and blue at their home in Loswan Estate, Kiambu Road, on… https://t.co/SqdCH9zoQA
— Adenle R. Adeshina?? (@AfroBaseNg) October 6, 2018
Speaking at a press conference in their Kiambu town home, Mrs Kago, who was accompanied by her husband, termed the allegations as malicious and “aimed at tarnishing her name and that of her family”.
“I want to register my disappointment about information that has been trending on social media touching on my personal and family life. The intention of those reports was only to tarnish my name and that of other family members,” she said.
Wanjiku claimed that she was aware the reports were circulated by bloggers, whose identities she did not reveal. She further claimed that the bloggers were on the payroll of politicians who were her husband’s political enemies, and who wanted to use the matter to advance their agenda. “I want to tell those bloggers and politicians who are politicising the information to desist from doing so with immediate effect and to leave my family alone.
They should leave my family affairs to myself, my children and to my husband.” Mr Kago declined to speak to the press, saying he was not ready to discuss matters touching on his family in the media. Last week, social media was abuzz with reports alleging that the MP had battered his wife on September 26.
KOT is back
EMILY WANJIKU GITIHA, the wife of the Githunguri MP GABRIEL KAGO is back to him after Kago publicly apologised to her. After hiyo muanikano yote??..Now we all know MP had stds Ukiamua kuanika your life partner, make sure you will never get back. Weuh!
— Muthoni Njakwe (@muthoni_njakwe) October 8, 2018
He should be behind bars and recalled for such barbaric behavior. Very very sad.
— Kiama Muturi (@KiamaKiharu) October 4, 2018