Suba North MP Millie Odhiambo has recounted moments when angry protestors stormed Parliament Buildings on Tuesday afternoon.

Odhiambo described the incident as a “terrifying two hours” for most legislators who were within the premises.

“What happened yesterday should never happen again in this country- not by a show of might, but through listening and talking to each other,” she said.

Odhiambo recalled how a colleague in the category of " wanted" by the public, wore a hoodie and a mask to conceal his identity.

“The camouflage he had on was good but I could tell who he was. To enable him to gain confidence, I pretended I did not recognise him but greeted the one who was accompanying him who had not done a good job. There was terror in the eyes of most MPs,” she said.

She said MPs were asked to leave the area for the now famous tunnel by parliamentary security but the elevators were painfully slow and hence most used the stairs.

The lawmaker remembered how she went to get her bag and found colleagues with disability in the lounge, evidently scared.

“As I left, they asked me, Millie you are leaving us here?" There was confusion and pandemonium. I got into a moral dilemma. Do I stay and hope that they would not be harmed because of my presence or would my presence lead to inferences of collaboration that some quarters have been so desperately trying to spin? I decided to leave and assured them that they will not be harmed because of the disability but they should remain in that room,” she said.

Odhiambo said she later saw Bishop Jackson Kosgei nominated to represent Persons Living with Disabilities being wheeled by demonstrators in his wheelchair on the streets.

“I almost got a heart attack. I am told he was used as a human shield against possible attack by the police. I felt guilty for not staying, yet what could I have done? I am sorry Bishop I could not be of better help,” she added.

Odhiambo members with disability had no choice but to stay and confront the demonstrators- whether they voted yes or no for the Finance Bill, 2024.

“I found one woman MP who had despaired just seated where she would have been an easy target. She was too traumatized to move. She had voted no.  The confusion and reactions in the tunnels are stories for another day,” she stated.