Kenya Power has reportedly disconnected electricity ar Kitui East MP Nimrod Mbai’s rural home in Zombe area of Kitui.
Witnesses said the KPLC staff, who were sent from Nairobi under heavy security, also cut power to business premises owned by Mbai in Zombe market.
This came days after MP Mbui was recorded assaulting a KPLC engineer in Kitengela.
The assault
Mbai is on the spot for slapping a Kenya Power engineer who was reportedly seeking to disconnect an illegal power line at the legislator’s home in Kitengela, Kajiado County.
In a now-viral video doing rounds on social media, the MP is seen hurling insults at the Kenya Power officers before repeatedly slapping one of them during the incident which took place on Monday.
The MP is also seen reaching for and attempting to draw his gun during his fit of rage.
Kplc reacts
In response to the incident, agitated KPLC workers held a peaceful protest from the company offices in Epza to Kitengela police station condemning the incident.
It is alleged that the visit by the power workers had been prompted by an outcry from the neighborhood where it was reported that electricity had turned dim and faulty. It was allegedly established there was a massive illegal connection to the Mp’s home.
A scuffle ensued when the Mp instead engaged in a verbal altercation with KPLC officers before he physically attacked the company engineer.
By Wanjiru Mbaru