Chaos rock Mombasa County Assembly as Hassan Joho, Awiti factions clash over Speaker

A man who attempted to force his way to the public gallery is forcefully ejected from the assembly by county askaris after chaos erupted inside the Mombasa County Assembly as two warying groups fought over the assembly mace. (PHOTO BY GIDEON MAUNDU/ STANDARD)

One person was injured as clashes pitting Governor Hassan Joho’s allies and those of Nyali MP Hezron
Awiti rocked the county assembly. For the second day in a row, Members of the County Assembly fought over a disputed motion to impeach the Speaker Thadius Rajwayi.

MCAs allied to the besieged Speaker and those pushing for his ouster clashed as they scrambled for a wooden mace brought to the assembly to replace the one broken during Tuesday’s violence. But Governor Joho denied any involvement in the brawl and insisted that he was neutral.