A video has surfaced showing Nairobi gubernatorial aspirants Esther Passaris and Miguna Miguna in a heated exchange when Jeff Koinange Live (JKL) went on a commercial break.
For those not in the know, the two arch-rivals were guests on the show on Wednesday night where they shared their vision for city residents among other things.
As expected, Miguna threw hard punches at the businesswoman accusing her of a number of things including being corrupt and a socialite who looks for billionaire sponsors.
He also claimed that on the December 27, 2007 Passaris announced that she would take a 30-day sex holiday in Seychelles after Raila Odinga's inauguration.
But that's not all. When the show went on a break, Miguna went full throttle on her saying that she was so beautiful that everybody wanted to rape her.
In a behind the scenes video posted on social media, he is heard telling Passaris that she is too old and that nobody wants to sleep with her.
"Everybody is raping Esther. She is so beautiful everybody wants to rape her. You are chasing men all over, nobody wants you. If you think you are beautiful you are not, its just colour. Without colour you are nothing, you are zero," he said.
Although she really tried to defend herself from the claims, she seemed very overwhelmed and threatened to seek legal redress.
Here is the video.
However, Miguna later sent out a statement on social media saying the video that is doing rounds on the internet omits the part where Passaris accused him of rape.
I understand that there is an edited video circulating about an interaction Esther Passaris and I had off-set...
— Governor Miguna (@MigunaMiguna)
This is the full statement:
I understand that there is an edited video circulating about an interaction Esther Passaris and I had off-set yesterday during the second Nairobi gubernatorial debate on KTN TV’s .
The video omits the portion where Esther Passaris falsely accused me of rape. She did not specify whom I had allegedly raped, where, when and with what evidence.
My response was to state that "Esther believes that she is so beautiful that everyone wants to rape her..." It was done sarcastically to expose her duplicity.
Esther Passaris also alleged that I don't have a house in Nairobi and that I cannot allegedly "pay rent."
My response was that "even a fool knows that Esther Passaris is lying."
Esther Passaris purports to be vying for the Nairobi gubernatorial seat as Esther Passaris. She cannot therefore project herself merely as a woman.
During the debate, I clearly stated to Jeff Koinange that I didn’t want to attack Passaris but both Jeff and Passaris insisted on the line of questioning and direction the "debate" took.
I have tremendous respect for women. But I don't respect hypocrites and opportunists who use their gender to seek or obtain advantages that they don't deserve.
Trying to cheaply play the "woman card" will not work for Esther Passaris, nor will it work for the cartels.
Esther Passaris doesn't represent the interests of women. She represents only the selfish interests of Esther Passaris.
The Nairobi cartels believe that they are special and are entitled to privileges that the ordinary voter ought not to have.
I don't subscribe to that elitist philosophy.
The transformative forces are going to liberate Nairobi from the cartels who have reduced Nairobians to poverty, unemployment and destitution.
No amount of spin and propaganda is going to sabotage or undermine our cause. Thank you!
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