Nominated MP Umulkheir Harun Mohammed, also known as Umi, has apologised over what she termed an 'unfortunate incident' after a video went viral showing her in a physical altercation with East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) MP Falhada Iman.
In the video, the two legislators are seen exchanging blows within Parliament grounds as a male colleague cheers them on. Three women and a parliamentary orderly intervene in an attempt to break up the fight. "Wacha kutupiga picha (loosely translated to stop recording), a female colleague is heard saying. While the cause of the confrontation remains unclear, Umulkheir suggested long-standing differences may have played a role, though she withheld further details.
Nominated MP Umi Harun and Falhada Iman of EALA exchange blows outside parliament pic.twitter.com/6tweGZpj6D - The Standard Digital (@StandardKenya) April 9, 2025 "My colleague from the EALA, who has expressed long-standing differences with my work, acted in a manner that I find unacceptable.
She came to Parliament to do nothing but attack me, an incident that blindsided me and left me questioning what faulted the ambush," said the MP in a statement.
