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Admin Former cabinet secretary in the ministry of sports, Rashid Echesa was caught on camera slapping an IEBC official during the ongoing Matungu constituency by elections, on Thursday morning at Bulonga primary school.
In a video being circulated on social media, the visibly angry Echesa confronted the polling clerk demanding to know why his party’s polling agents were allegedly chased out of a voting centre.
“You were told by who? Our agents are outside the polling centre. You cannot keep our agents outside. Why are you chasing them outside?” an angry Echesa argued with the IEBC officials and then lost his calmness.
Echesa is one of the local politicians supporting UDA candidate in the Matungu parliamentary race, Alex Lanya.
Other candidates in the Matungu by-election are David Were of ODM and Peter Nabulindo of Amani National Congress (ANC).
The Matungu MP seat fell vacant following the death of holder Justus Murunga on November 14, 2020.
The IEBC official is yet to say anything in regards to the incident.
By Shadrack Andenga Odinga
