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MP called me stupid, liar then punched me, woman rep Fatuma Gedi testifies

Wajir woman rep Fatuma Gedi and Wajir East MP Rashid Kassim (left) at a Milimani Court (George Njunge)

Wajir Woman Representative Fatuma Gedi has narrated to court events leading to her alleged assault by her Wajir East counterpart Rashid Kassim in Parliament on June 13.

Ms Gedi yesterday testified that Kassim demanded to know why, as a member of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, she failed to allocate money to his constituency during a visit by the budget team.

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