Recent developments have seen a rise of political tension in Kisii after push and pull within two political camps in Kisii where Simba Arati and Sylvanus Osoro are key players.
According to reports, South Mugirango MP Sylvanus Osoro is said to have disrupted various political meetings held by Kisii Governor Simba Arati with the recent one being days ago.
Arati together with other ODM leaders have called for investigations and arrest of the South Mugirango MP over the recent attacks which according to ODM leaders are aimed at causing harm to not only the people of Kisii but also the Governor and the ODM Vice Chairman, Simba Arati.
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This prompted another leader from the region and Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu to call the two for a truce to settle their differences. However, the Kisii Governor rubbished the meeting saying that the CS has not embraced him as the duly elected governor.
Sylvanus Osoro on the other part convened a meeting with his constituents defending himself against criticism over the fracas that erupted when he together with his team they stormed a function presided over by Arati triggering political tension in Kisii.
According to Osoro, he and his team was provoked by Simba Arati’s team where they vandalised his car and stole public address equipment, including microphones, and injured a driver of one of his vehicles.
“It was Arati’s goons who attacked our driver and stole our microphones. My boys just walked into the venue to demand for the microphone when they were attacked by the Governor’s goons. So what did you expect us to do? Sit back and watch? Of course we had to defend ourselves.”
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Arati also alleges that neither he nor his team fired shots as it is claimed and no one was shot.
“Indeed I was accompanied by police when the incident happened. No one was shot as they allege, the police fired in the air to disperse the hostile groups that were fighting.”