The Wiper Party has issued a scathing condemnation following a violent assault on Kitui nominated MCA Jacinta Mwoni at a burial in Kitui East.
The attack took place shortly after Mwoni publicly backed Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka’s 2027 presidential bid. In a strongly worded statement on Wednesday, Wiper Secretary General Shakila Abdalla termed the assault as a “disgusting display of brute misogyny and political thuggery.”
According to the statement, the incident was not random. She termed it a clear and deliberate act of politically motivated violence against a woman.
“She was attacked simply because she dared to express political support for Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka at a funeral. That’s it. A woman spoke, and men responded with violence,” the statement read.
Abdalla termed the violence as part of a broader, disturbing trend: the silencing of women leaders through intimidation and physical harm.
The Secretary General emphasized that the assault represents an alarming pattern in Kenyan politics. “It is one more case in a long list of attacks on women in leadership. A warning to women: speak out, and we will hurt you. We see it. And we are calling it out for what it is, gender-based violence in politics, carried out by cowards who fear women with opinions.”
The statement also made a legal case, citing constitutional protections. “Article 33 protects every Kenyan’s right to speak. Article 38 guarantees the right to make political choices. Hon. Mwoni broke no law. She exercised her rights. The men who attacked her broke the law.”
Abdalla concluded by calling out MP Mbai directly. “He did not condemn the assault. His message was clear: silence this woman by force. Hon. Mbai must be named and shamed. This is not leadership, it is thuggery in a suit.”
