Garissa Women Representative, Shukran Hussein Gure has denied that she has abandoned politics to return to the United States where she was living before she was elected as the County’s women MP in 2013 general elections.
Shukran said that a Facebook post on Saturday that claimed that she has chosen to go back to the US after opting out of the Garissa Women Representative contest in the August 8 elections was false, adding that her account has been hacked.
She said that an unknown individual had taken over her Facebook account and has been posting false information to discredit her candidature. “I am devastated by the development and I am urging my supporters to ignore the posts. I am firmly in the race to defend my seat,” the Wiper legislator said.
Shukran said that she is working with IT experts and authorities to identify the individual behind the malicious act. She said she suspects the person behin the act has been hired by her rival in order to smear her with mud.
She said that her opponents are afraid of her and after realizing they cannot defeat her in the race have decided to use unorthodox methods to hurt her bid. “I suspect my rivals are afraid of me and have resorted to such uncouth acts,” Shukran said.
I guess it pays to be…
I guess it pays to be patient,till all the facts are in before one is vilified.It is unfortunate that the line between real news and fake news is becoming kind of unclear with manipulation of modern gadgets.
I was trying to look at the…
I was trying to look at the previous article and reread it to get the source of it but it seems Mwakilishi removed it
If that is true I also take…
If that is true I also take back what I said about her. As a real man I also apologize for characterizing her that way
Amazing how a few crucified…
Amazing how a few crucified her without knowing the full story. Do we have a=our “guns drawn” to the point of a knee jerk comment that is not so flattering?
Are you trying to tell us…
Are you trying to tell us you knew that it could be untrue? Wacha zako….! Hiyo ngoja ngoja yaumiza matumbu….Kenya is where it is because of this wait-and-see game.
However, it is good to see that those who castigated her, me included, have taken the time to withdraw their comments in writing. The written word is no longer gospel…..but I will continue to use my discretion as I have always done; this is an isolated case in our politics, so far.
And I still wondered how can…
And I still wondered how can somebody leave such a paying job to go back to modern western slavely in this USA???But for me I still stand with my previous comment about the illegal salary this mpigs added themselves forceful unconstitutional and soon they will return it..We as wanjiku willl fight in courts for This thugs to return the stollen public cash.
It would be very tragic if…
It would be very tragic if in deed the story is a product of hacking and therefore fake. If so, I would effectively take back my previous comments. However, we have also seen situations when once criticised, politicians rush to deny their own stories/utterances and blame them on fake media, hacking, being misquoted etc. So, we can not be sure that her denial is the “real story”. I challenge the Woman Rep to seek audience with the mainstream media and prove that she was hacked. It almost follows that fake news is used against good people. I abhor fake news and if she indeed is a victim then I would be the first one to endorse her re-election and retract my condemnation of her.
Don’t regret whatever you…
Don’t regret whatever you said.Remember Kanya ni inchi ya ma-con na u-con.Or how can you vote for a known thug/murderer if you are not one?It’s very difficult to know who is speaking the truth.NCHI YA MAJAMBAZI
Lets not be quick to…
Lets not be quick to castigate and judge every news that appears on this forum. It doesn’t hurt to wait a few days and see if the story is real or fake.
It is very hard to know the…
It is very hard to know the truth since politicians are known for lying in daylight. She could have read our comments and change her story. Since the previous article has been removed it is hard to know whether it came from facebook or other sources. I stand by some of my previous comments that Mpigs increased their salaries and benefits every now and then which is true.
So, shall will be reading…
So, shall will be reading for the sake of wtf or shall we be marking the papers….kama mwalimu akimarkia watoto makaratasi? Some ideas beat the reason for anything.
haya kwani rushians…
haya kwani rushians wamevamia Kenya?