Polling officer accuses Lumumba of assault

Odinga Lumumba

Presidential Advisor on Empowerment, Odinga Lumumba was yesterday accused of pushing and verbally abusing a Presiding Officer (PO) after she refused to allow a PPP/C observer, who did not have any identification, to enter her station.

However the politician strongly denied the allegation when contacted. “False. False. But I can’t talk to you right now I am busy with elections talk to me tomorrow,” he said.

Further pressed, he said “She [the PO] was