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Detectives drawn from Kisumu Central Police Station are investigating an assault incident involving Kileleshwa MCA Robert Alai at a local hotel in Kisumu on Sunday night, February 12.
Reports indicated that Alai accused former Kisumu MCA Jacktone Ojwang of confronting him and subsequently headbutting him which led to an altercation between the two.
A source at the scene divulged to the press that it took the hotel staff’s intervention to restore order.
Entrance to Kisumu Police Headquarters.
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“Alai was confronted by former MCA for Nyalenda B, Jacktone Ojwang Ogendo, who head-butted the reportee on the forehead thus sustaining a slight cut on his forehead,” read part of a police report according to Nation.
According to Kisumu County Commissioner Josephine Ouko, investigations were launched after Alai recorded a statement detailing the incident.
He affirmed that police officers were on course to establish the motive of the alleged assault.
It was reported that Ojwang was infuriated by a previous tweet from Alai over defilement allegations, which led to the squabble between the two politicians.
While recording the statement with the police, Alai sought the detectives and Kisumu Governor Anyang Nyong’o to investigate Ojwang over defilement allegations.
Efforts by Kenyans.co.ke to reach Alai to ascertain the sequence of the events were futile as our calls and text messages went unanswered.
The incident came years after Alai was involved in a physical altercation with singer Ringtone Apoko in Kilimani on July 23, 2021.
The singer claimed that the fight ensued after Alai trailed his car and blocked his way along Oliotoktok road.
In videos seen by Kenyans.co.ke at the time, Alai got out of his vehicle with a wooden club which he was accused of using to hit the singer.
Blogger Robert Alai pictured outside the Milimani Law Courts where he was arraigned on March 23, 2020
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