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Shollei blasts Maraga over protest role, defends police action

National Assembly Deputy Speaker Gladys Shollei. [File, Standard]

National Assembly Deputy Speaker Gladys Shollei has launched a scathing attack on former Chief Justice David Maraga, accusing him of fuelling unrest during the June 25 protests while benefiting from taxpayer-funded retirement perks.

Addressing Parliament on Thursday, Shollei criticised Maraga's participation in the demonstrations that turned chaotic, saying they were not peaceful but deliberate acts of violence that destroyed lives and livelihoods.

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