Tag: Didmus Barasa

Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa floors DAP-K rival to retain seat

Kimilili Member of Parliament Didmus Barasa has been re-elected for a second term in office. In poll results announced by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on Thursday morning, Barasa garnered 26,861 votes to emerge victorious in the election conducted on Tuesday, August 9. Barasa’s closest challenger and Democratic Action Party of Kenya (DAP-K) […]

MP Didmus Barasa arrested after allegedly shooting dead opponent’s aide

Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa. PHOTO/ Courtesy

Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa has been arrested in connection with a shooting incident that left one person dead in Bungoma on Tuesday, August 9, 2022. The MP is alleged to have shot and killed an aide to one of his opponents after a disagreement. According to police reports, Barasa shot Brian Khaemba’s aide Brian Olunga […]

Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa shoots dead opponent’s aide – police

Kimilili Member of Parliament (MP) Didmus Barasa has been accused of killing his opponent’s aide. Barasa is said to have shot Brian Khaemba’s aide Brian Olunga in the forehead where he bled to death. The matter was reported at Kimilili Police Station where Khaemba recorded a statement. According to a police report seen by K24 […]

DPP Haji drops case against MPs for causing chaos in Kabuchai by-elections

DPP Noordin Hajji. PHOTO/Courtesy

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has dropped charges against three lawmakers who were nabbed by police during the Kabuchai by-election that took place in March. In a statement released on Tuesday, September 14 Haji said the case against Kimilili Member of Parliament Didmus Barasa who was arrested alongside the three will go on and […]