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Chronology of events at the burial of the father to Kisii DG Joash Maangi. The funeral was expected to be chaotic since it's said that the mourners were ferried from all parts of Kisii County for a particular purpose, to heckle leaders who were not allied to their faction.
The ferrying & mobilization of hooligans is said to have been done by Omwando, Osoro, Zaheer Jhanda etc. Temperatures started rising when MPs started speaking. Budalangi MP was forced to cut short his speech when a section of youth right behind the leaders started heckling him
Those were among those who were ferried. If can't be a confidence that people can be shouting and all of them are seated at the same point. They were definitely staged at that point with firm instructions. Leaders spoke, Sylvanus Osoro took to the podium.
Sylvanus Osoro spoke, cheered loudly with the same group which heckled Raphael Wanjala. Richard Onyonka spoke and he was enormously cheered by the entire group of mourners. Onyonka is naturally loved and he gets a good reception all over Gusii.
Surprisingly the group which cheered Osoro and jeered Raphael Wanjala never cheered nor jeered Onyonka. They were quiet. Then Simba Arati took to the podium. Before he even uttered a word the group which had heckled Raphael Wanjala started shouting.
Simba Arati told them to the face that he knows they have been ferried and he understands the game more. He told them that if it's the 500 Bob they were given he can get out and give people 1000bob each. They went silent. Arati started addressing the gathering.
Hon Simba Arati talked about two tribes leading the country for too long. That same group heckled him. He said Ruto is walking around with thieves and wash wash all over in Gusii. That same group heckled him. By this time Osoro was standing and trying to encourage heckling.
Simba Arati requested Osoro to sit down since he's so good in the game of hooliganism he was trying to exercise. Arati added that Ruto is responsible for the killing of Kisiis in Rift valley in 2007/8 PEV and should stand there and apologize.
This is the time Osoro rose and tried attacking Arati. Arati responded leading to Osoro falling down and being attacked by members of the public as Arati remained standing at the podium.Governor Ongwae immediately stood. Called for order.
The podium was cleared and Governor declared that he was to take over the program. He then called the remaining leaders including Ong'era, Wanga, Senator Kwamboka, Senator Millicent Omanga and others. Governor Ongwae declared that because of the mood nobody was going to speak.
He introduced Senator Kwamboka and she went to sit. He introduced Gladys Wanga and she went to sit. He introduced Senator Millicent Omanga and requested her to sit. Immediately Omanga grabbed governor Ongwae trying to wrestle him off the microphone.
Governor Ongwae stepped back and the drunk Omanga fell to the ground. Immediately security moved in and evacuated the staggering, drunk and disorderly Senator. Ongwae continued with the program. Invited Raila and later Deputy President William Ruto and the funeral came to an end
The injured drunk and disorderly leaders Millicent Omanga and Sylvanus Osoro were rushed to Agha Khan Hospital Kisii. Gusii people are extremely disappointed the kind of political intolerance which played out at that funeral.
There is no time have we ever seen Gusii leaders fighting each other in public except when Joash Maangi fight with Kibagendi & now Osoro & Omanga misbehaving publicly. It's sad that as their only surviving kingpin Nyachae was breathing his last breath, their leaders were in chaos
