Police have arrested Nakuru Town East MP David Gikaria for allegedly assaulting a voter at a polling station.
Confirming the arrest, Nakuru County Police Commander Peter Mwanzo said the MP was arrested by police officers who were manning the polling station.
Mr Gikaria was arrested at the Naka Primary School polling station following a commotion.
“We arrested him after he assaulted and injured a voter. He has also caused a lot of commotion and disturbance at the polling station, and we are not going to allow that,” Mr Mwanzo said.
The assaulted voter is hospitalized with head injuries .
Mr Gikaria is being held at the Nakuru Central Police Station.
Elsewhere in Kakamega, Mumias West parliamentary aspirant Rashid Echesa harassed a at Mumias Township polling
Echesa questioned why the journalist was taking photos
He then forced the journalist to delete the photos she had taken
The journalist had taken photos of alleged bribery activities outside the polling station.
Outside the polling station, some boda boda operators were fighting over money that was in a black purse.
Supporters of the candidate threatened to attack the journalist for filming them
Supporters of two parliamentary aspirants were fighting over money at the polling station.
