Embu MCAs’ violent confrontation disrupt youth forum



A consultative forum between Embu County youth and various leaders turned chaotic after two Ward Representatives angrily clashed and threatened to engage in a fistfight.
Deputy Speaker Steve Simba and Nominated MCA Edna Muisyo went for each other’s throats after Simba alleged that Muisyo had secretly drafted a Motion to impeach him from the Deputy Speaker’s position. He said this was an affront to the quest for youth empowerment since the Deputy Speakership is the highest post held by a youthful leader at the Assembly.
Muisyo, on the other hand, urged Simba not to wash the Assembly’s dirty linen in public and stick to youth affairs. She maintained that MCAs ought to differentiate between county legislative affairs and any other public business to avoid mixing the two and exposing the County Assembly to undue public ridicule.
Efforts by senior county officials to physically separate the two, who were breathing down each other’s necks bore no fruit as they both secured a microphone each to shout one another down. Pandemonium reined as the two leaders shoved each other severally in an effort to silence one another display their dominance.
Simba swore to face anyone plotting his impeachment and defend his position as Deputy Speaker by all means in his disposal, while Muisyo sought to dispel rumours that she was the author of the Motion to dethrone Simba.
The two were addressing a gathering of more than 200 youth leaders dubbed “the State of the Youth Forum” which was held at the County Assembly debate chambers. The forum brought together youthful MCAs, members of the County Cabinet and representatives from different youth groups.
After a bitter verbal exchange, opposing factions of the youth who were gathered at the Assembly chambers started chanting in support of different leaders, climbed on the seats and hurled insults at each other. One group challenged Simba to lead by example and show respect for women instead of violently attacking them, while the other opposed the planned Simba’s ouster and called for upholding of youth rights.
It took the efforts of Sergeant-at-Arms John Mbogo to quell the disorder that was threatening to get out of hand. The Sergeant vowed to handcuff any individual who would breach the order at the County Assembly precincts and frogmarch them to the nearest police station for causing disturbance.
After sanity was restored, Finance and Economic Planning Chief Officer Pastor John Mukundi Zachary closed the meeting with a prayer for peace amongst the Members of the County Assembly, after which the leaders were quickly whisked out of the chambers to avert further confrontations.

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