National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah has expressed deep disappointment over the conduct of former National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi.

Muturi was involved in a physical confrontation with a young man at the Siakago polling station on Thursday, November 27, 2025.

This reaction coincided with the National Assembly paying tribute to former minister and member of the now Justin-led Muturi Democratic Party, Justice Munyao, on Thursday, November 27, 2025.

Ichung’wah said the Democratic Party, once vibrant under the late Munyao, is now only a shadow of its former self.

He noted the coincidence and irony that on the same day they were honouring a respected party elder, the current party leader engaged in conduct that was shameful while seeking to safeguard votes for the party’s candidate, Newton Karish.

Ichungwah remarked that witnessing a former speaker confront young local residents, many of the age of his grandchildren, was shocking and embarrassing.

“It is shameful for our former Speaker, JB Muturi, to allow himself to act this way, even amid the frustration of losing elections. Elections will come and go, but the respect earned as an elder, a former Speaker, a former Cabinet Secretary, a former Attorney General, a grandfather, a father, and a husband should never be compromised,” Ichungwah said.

He added that the late Munyao, whom they were mourning, would have been disappointed to see members of the party today engaging in such behaviour.

According to Ichung’wah, the physical confrontation which saw Muturi clash with the young voter stems from the former speaking, knowing that his candidate will lose in the byelection polls, but he further contended that, besides this, respect for one’s legacy as an elder, former speaker, cabinet secretary, attorney general, grandfather, father, and husband should never be compromised.

Message to Muturi

Ichung’wah urged Muturi to allow residents of Mbeere North to make their own electoral choices without intimidation. He emphasised that no one should be forced or threatened to vote for a particular candidate, warning that such actions should not define the legacy of any leader.

He also highlighted the significance of the office Muturi once held, which is the third most powerful in the Republic of Kenya. Serving as Speaker carries public visibility and responsibility, and Ichung’wah said Muturi’s actions diminished both himself and the integrity of the National Assembly.

“JB Muturi has diminished not only himself but also the integrity of this House. I am deeply ashamed to have had a Speaker who could behave in such a manner,” Ichungwah said.

The condemnation follows a tense encounter in which Muturi nearly engaged in a physical confrontation with a young man who appeared to have attempted to verbally exchange words with him.