Waititu in scuffle with angry youth

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By GEOFFREY MOSOKU  and CYRUS OMBATI

TNA Nairobi County governor candidate Ferdinand Waititu was involved in a scuffle with irate youths while on a campaign trail in Kenyatta Market.

Mr Waititu, who was accompanied by senate candidate Gidion Mbuvi ‘Sonko’ and women representative aspirant Rachel Shebesh, got into trouble when the youth demanded a share of the money they were allegedly dishing out.

Waititu allegedly grabbed one of the hecklers while Sonko used a backroom door to escape from the fracas when the youth got out of control during Tuesday’s incident.

Sonko was in a hall where the youth said he was allegedly giving out Sh500 per person as Waititu and Shebesh engaged those standing outside the building.

The trio had attracted a crowd at a hall at the market where they were meeting youth groups and were almost leaving when some of the supporters, who claimed they had missed out on the money, confronted Waititu.

A witness said he saw Sonko duck out of the room after the crowd overwhelmed their security.

Yesterday, Waititu refused to comment on the matter while Sonko denied losing any jewellery during the fracas he blamed on his rivals.

“We were in the area meeting more than 3,000 women when some youths tried to disrupt the meeting. It is not true that we were dishing out money,” he said.

The flamboyant politician said he respected the law and that they were only receiving proposals from the women.

Another witness said TNA youths later threatened to beat up Standard photographer Eugene Mokua who wanted to take their pictures after the incident.

Kilimani OCPD Bernard Muli said the incident had not been reported to them.