KAKAMEGA, Kenya — A political rally in West Kabras turned chaotic after Kakamega Deputy Governor Ayub Savula, Farouk Kibet, and UDA candidate David Ndakwa were forced to flee from an angry crowd.
The incident, captured in a video shared by Senator Boni Khalwale on X (formerly Twitter), showed the three leaders hurriedly leaving the venue amid jeers and shouting from residents.
Khalwale, who posted the clip on Monday, claimed the crowd turned hostile towards the leaders during their campaign tour in the region. “Kakamega Deputy Governor, Ayub Savula accompanied by Farouk Kibet and their candidate David Ndakwa fleeing a hostile crowd in West Kabras!” he wrote.
The cause of the hostility remains unclear, though sources suggest growing political tension in Kakamega ahead of the upcoming by-elections.
West Kabras, a region known for its vocal political base, has recently witnessed heightened rivalry between local factions within the ruling party.
Neither Savula nor Kibet had issued an official statement on the incident by Monday evening. Police in Kakamega said they were reviewing footage to establish the circumstances that led to the chaos.
Observers say the confrontation underscores the deepening divisions within local politics as national figures continue to influence grassroots contests in Western Kenya.
