Drama in Mumbuni as residents corner Wiper official over voter bribery claims
By Mustafa Juma, November 27, 2025Tension flared at Mung’ala Polling Station in Mumbuni North Ward, Machakos County, on Thursday, November 27, 2025, after residents effected a dramatic citizen arrest of a man believed to be a senior Wiper Patriotic Front Party official, Paul Museku, accusing him of engaging in voter bribery.
According to a statement issued via social media by Labour and Social Protection Cabinet Secretary and former Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua, the incident unfolded on the sidelines of Thursday’s by-election, where voters claimed to have caught the former Mumbuni North Member of the County Assembly (MCA) attempting to influence the outcome by distributing cash to selected individuals.
“CITIZEN ARREST: Senior Wiper Party leader Mr. Paul Museku arrested by Wananchi after he was found near Mung’ala polling station bribing voters. Wananchi have had enough of election malpractices and want free and fair elections,” Mutua wrote on X.
Mutua further assured the public that despite “active attempts to bribe voters”, the election in Mumbuni North was progressing well, with security officers remaining on the ground to maintain order.
“Voting in Mumbuni North ward is proceeding well despite active attempts to bribe voters,” Mutua stated.
A video shared by Mutua shows a mob surrounding a man, roughing him up as other residents questioned why he was dishing out money to voters.
However, the man managed to escape and fled towards the polling station’s perimeter wall.
Mutua chased
This comes moments after similar chaos erupted at the Kasinga Primary School polling station as angry voters chased Mutua.
Mutua had accompanied Harrison Wambua Mutuku, the Maendeleo Chap Chap candidate, as he cast his vote.
In a video seen by K24 Digital, Mutua is seen being escorted to his vehicle as angry residents chant and demand that he leave the polling station.
“Accompanied by other leaders this morning, we joined Harrison Wambua Mutuku, the Maendeleo Chap Chap candidate in the Mumbuni North Ward by-elections, as he cast his vote at Kasinga Primary School. We are confident that Harrison will emerge victorious and usher in a new era of honest, development-focused leadership for the people of Mumbuni North,” Mutua wrote on his official X account.