'Peleka kwa Ruto, takataka...' Anger after Kibra MP Peter Orero spews insults while breaking traffic rules

Kibra MP Peter Orero has come under sharp criticism after a road rage incident involving CNN International Correspondent Larry Madowo was caught on camera.

In a video which has since gone viral, and which has sparked widespread outrage, the ODM lawmaker is seen in a vehicle being driven on the wrong side of the road.

The car carrying Madowo, which was on the correct lane, refused to make way for the MP’s vehicle, triggering a tense exchange between the two sides.

At that juncture, Madowo pulled out his phone to record the incident but upon noticing this, Orero, seated in the passenger seat, lashed out at the journalist.

“Take [that video] to President William Ruto,” Orero and his driver could be heard saying during the altercation.

The provocation sparked a heated - but brief - back-and-forth between the two.

Madowo, visibly unfazed, responded sharply: “Okay, I will take it to Ruto, that’s the only thing that you are afraid of?”

The MP’s vehicle then drove off as the driver hurled insults at Madowo.

"Peleka kabisa! Takataka!" he yells.

Many social media users expressed their displeasure over the terse conduct of the legislator, describing it as reckless and unbecoming of a public leader.

"That is an MP, a Kenyan leader. Kenyans have every reason to be worried," Chrispory Ker commented on X.

Naomi Kingola added, "A whole MP? Is he not supposed to lead by example? Now I am convinced why Gen Z can never trust these leaders! I sigh."

Monicah Njagi echoed similar sentiments, lamenting the disregard for public safety.

"Not even a thought of how many Kenyan lives they have endangered with such. Who will deliver us?" she wrote.

The Motorists Association of Kenya also reacted, saying: "We echo CNN’s @LarryMadowo’s concern over the reckless GOK driver. We demand the immediate arrest & prosecution of the driver to deter similar misconduct. Carrying a VIP requires humility - not arrogance. Taxpayers fund your salary."

"Unless it is now government policy for official drivers to speed toward oncoming traffic, we expect swift action. We equally condemn the Kibra MP for condoning such law-breaking. Leaders must lead by example."

Some social media users, who understood the legislator's past a little too well, also came online to share tidbits of his past tenure as a no-nonsense teacher.

Laywer James Wanjeri wrote: "The passenger used to slap us unprovoked when he found you outside during preps. Yes, Mwalimu is now an MP and I am surprised to see he can break the law like this considering he was the discipline master. Some animals are more equal than others."

Chris Sambu, a journalist, also reacted, saying, "That's kibra MP... Hon Mwalimu Peter Orero. A very disciplined teacher who joined politics and now represents impunity and arrogance!"

Yet another disappointed former student said: "Co-Driver is Orero, he used to be our deputy principal back in UpperHill School... He's going against everything he tried to teach us in high-school. How are his former students supposed to feel after seeing this? Also, how did a man who upheld utmost discipline as a teacher suddenly become such a powerful rogue? Strange!"

Madowo's strict adherence to traffic rules didn't begin yesterday. Back in January, he again had a terse exchange with a matatu driver who was using the wrong lane - and received a quick tongue lashing for his actions.

In the video, the matatu could be seen reversing before moving to the right side of the road, as Larry recorded the driver and as the matatu passed Larry's car, the driver could be heard insulting Larry for not doing him a solid.

"'Pesa kidogo isikupatie kiburi,' a matatu driver told me yesterday," Larry wrote. "'Hata ukifunga, barabara ni kubwa!' I block overlapping drivers when I drive in Nairobi. They’re almost always abusive."