Seth Panyako Arrested
Panyako had earlier claimed there was a plot to assassinate him last night, saying 10 members of his staff were injured in an attack on Wednesday...
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Hours after being attacked and having one of his vehicles torched, DAP-K parliamentary candidate Seth Panyako was arrested while attempting to report the incident to the police. He is currently being held at Malava Police Station.
- Seth Panyako's arrest was confirmed by his party, DAP-K, who stated he was detained shortly after reporting an attack and vandalism.
- The incident occurred in Malava, where Panyako is a candidate in the parliamentary election.
- The arrest follows Panyako's earlier claims of a plot to assassinate him, with unidentified individuals reportedly trailing him.
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Candidates Attacked, Vehicles Torched, and Arrests Made Amidst By-Election Violence - November 2025
Pockets of violence were reported across 22 voting areas during the November 27 by-elections, highlighting a volatile political climate (18). In Butali, a vehicle belonging to Democratic Action Party–Kenya (DAP-K) leader Eugene Wamalwa was torched (17). Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma was attacked by a mob in Kasipul, sustaining a head injury while his bodyguard's firearm was stolen (22). DAP-K parliamentary candidate Seth Panyako claimed he was the target of an assassination attempt on the eve of the election and was later arrested after another of his vehicles was set on fire (24, 21, 17). Authorities also arrested seventeen youths in Kasipul Constituency for patrolling with crude weapons like machetes (4).
