Just a day after former Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale was captured engaging rowdy youth in a stone-throwing ‘contest’, the defiant leader, unbowed by the incident, took to his social media account on Friday to congratulate Jubilee candidate McDonald Mariga for initiating a spirited fight in the Kibra by-election.
Khalwale also castigated ANC party leader Musalia Mudavadi and his Ford Kenya counterpart Moses Wetangula for spoiling Mariga’s chances of winning the seat.
“Congratulations Mariga for this result. Musalia Mudavadi & Wetangula spoilt your 5,275 & 260 votes respectively through their candidates.
“Thousands of your votes would be female voters were scared off by those @TheODMpartygoons.You are the winner!” said Khalwale.
The comments come at a time when the Senator is making headlines after a photo of him carrying stones went viral on social media.
Khalwale, yet to comment on the ordeal, was also recorded in video footage engaging in a fight with unidentified youth.
The incident happened in Kibra at a time when the voting exercise was on course.
Pockets of violence were reported during the exercise. However, the voting exercise was conducted peacefully.
ODM’s Imran Okoth emerged a winner after garnering 24,636 (59 per cent) votes.
Jubilee candidate McDonald Mariga became a distant second with 11,230 27 per cent)votes, ANC candidate Eliud Owalo got 5,275 (13 per cent) while Ford Kenya candidate Butichi Khamisi got 260 1 per cent) votes.
41,984 voters turned out for the polls representing 35.38.