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Boni Khalwale in trouble over comment on boda boda ‘thug’ set ablaze in Kakamega

Boni Khalwale
  • A tweet by former Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale has elicited sharp reactions
  • This is after he tweeted a graphic image of a man in flames for allegedly stealing a bike
  • They accused him of propagating lawlessness

A post by former Kakamega senator Boni Khalwale has kicked off a storm in social media after he tweeted in support of a lynch mob in his county.

Khalwale’s graphic tweet that showed a man half burnt after he was set ablaze for allegedly stealing a motorbike did not sit well with some of his followers.

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