Drama ensued at Migori Primary School in Suna West sub-county, Migori county on Monday when charged youths chased away area MP Peter Masara for dismissing their grasp of the Queen’s language.

Masara, who had accompanied businessman Philip Mwabe to launch his bid to take over from Governor Okoth Obado, was to invite his main rival, former MP Joseph Obiero Ndiege.

It was when the legislator tried to block Ndiege from addressing the crowd that the former MP’s supporters started booing him as they chanted his (Ndiege’s) name.

As the booing was gaining momentum Masara made utterances that further angered the already charged crowd.

“Those boys do not understand English. That’s why they are making noise,” Madara said.

His utterances were followed by youths shouting and singing anti-Masara songs as they asked him to exit the podium.

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Moreover, the rowdy youths started throwing empty water bottles, forcing the legislator to cut short his speech.

The heckling became so intense that the MP was forced to leave the venue for his safety.

This is not the first time Masara is finding it rough with his constituents. During the Azimio Mashinani rally in Migori in February, the MP was also forced to end his speech prematurely due to heckling by the crowd.

The rivalry between him and Ndiege began way back in 2013 when they both vied for the seat and his opponent emerged victorious on an ODM ticket.

In 2017 after a long court battle, Masara emerged victorious as an independent candidate but later crossed over to ODM.