Mumias West parliamentary seat candidate Rashid Echesa is on the spot for allegedly assaulting a journalist covering the ongoing hotly contested elections.
The journalist attached to Nation Media was taking photos of activities at Mumia Township polling station in Kakamega county. However, Echesa took issue with the journalist and questioned her who she was and why she was taking him photos, Nation reported.
Within no time, the goons who had accompanied the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) MP candidate surrounded the media personality. Surrounded by his bodyguards, Echessa then forced the journalist to delete the photos she had taken some of which had captured him casting his vote.
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