Former Nairobi Women Representative Rachel Shebesh has finally come out and revealed details of the settlement she had with former Governor Evans Kidero.

Shebesh revealed that during an interview on a local popular radio station.

She said that they agreed on an out of court settlement after Kidero allegedly slapped her at City Hall.

She said that she did not let it go just like that but pressed for action.

“Kidero alilipa doo mingi sana pesa mingi sana, hawezi repeat… sikutoka hivyo, sikutokanga hivyo… to slap a woman in this country, nowadays there is a precedence… na sijui kama watu wako na doo waweze kulipa…. Alilipa almost Ksh 30 Million,”

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Rachel Shebesh. PHOTO/COURTESY

The slapping incident took place back in September 2013 when Shebesh stormed Kidero’s office. 

Shebesh says she went to Kidero’s office to demand the Governor address the plight of Nairobi County workers who were on strike. Some of the workers were also interdicted for participating in the strike.

It seems the argument between the two Nairobi leaders did not augur well as Kidero’s anger got the best of him and made him deliver a heavy slap on Shebesh.

A video of the scuffle that ensued at City Hall went viral and some Kenyans made jokes and meme out of it while some made money out of it as well.

In an interview later that day, Kidero denied ever slapping Shebesh. Meanwhile, Shebesh immediately filed an assault suit against Kidero.

Evans Kidero. PHOTO/COURTESY

Shebesh intimated that had she not gone strong on Kidero then she would have set the stage for violence against women

“So if I didn’t go strong on Kidero, I would have opened another floodgate of every woman vying for a seat being treated in the same way Kidero treated me,” Shebesh added.