The political rivalry between former Lamu governor Issa Timamy and incumbent Fahim Twaha got personal after the latter was attacked by police and barred from addressing supporters in Mpeketoni on Saturday. Police fired teargas at Timamy and his supporters, who had gathered at the Mpeketoni new stage. He says the purpose is to thank them for “their immense support during a legal battle” whose ruling upheld Twaha’s election upheld by the Supreme Court. So far Timamy had been to Lamu town, Ndau village, Witu, Katsaka Kairu and Maisha Masha. Things, however didn’t go as planned as police turned the Mpeketoni meeting into an ugly affair that saw business looted as owners ran for their lives.

Source: The Star February 17, 2019 18:22 UTC