5 top politicians who have stormed out of Live TV interviews

In Kenya, politicians get quite uncomfortable during interviews especially when being questioned on controversial topics involving corruption, abuse of office among others.

On Thursday, aspiring Uasin Gishu Woman representative Boss Gladys Shollei joined the list of politicians who have stormed out of TV interviews.

During a one-on-one segment with NTV news anchor Jane Ngoiri, Shollei who is the former Chief Registrar of the Judiciary, angrily walked out of the interview when questioned about integrity issues.

Ngoiri brought to light some of the charges against Shollei that led to her sacking at the Judiciary.

In 2013, former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga fired Shollei over allegations that she misused Sh2.207 billion.

Mutunga, who was the Judicial Service Commission's (JSC) President highlighted that Shollei had been fired for incompetence, misbehavior, violation of the code of conduct for judicial officers, insubordination, and violation of Chapter Six and Article 232 of the Constitution.

When probed to clarify the allegations, the wife to Standard Group Limited CEO Sam Shollei, refused to answer and said that the interview will not continue.

"You are asking me the same questions that I answered before. I have explained it. It made headlines for 10 weeks and I gave my explanation.

You really want me to start narrating the story now? In fact, I do not think we should do this interview,” she stated before blasting Ngoiri.

2. Moses Kuria

Walking out of TV interviews is almost synonymous to Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria.

The legislator has hit headlines after storming out of three TV interviews.

In 2015, the lawmaker walked out of an interview with Citizen TV anchor Hussein Mohammed, when a clip of him allegedly inciting youth in Gatundu was about to be played.

In March 2017 he exited KTN’s Radio Maisha studios after Dagoretti North MP Simba Arati criticized Jubilee for "lying to Kenyans".

Arati claimed that the Standard Gauge Railway had stretched all the way to the Kenyattas' property.

"Na huo ndio ukweli na ukweli lazima usemwe. Hakuna siku tutakubali ifike kwa shamba la Kenyattas. Hakuna siku sisi tutabembelezana na Jubilee...ukweli hawataki kusikia (That is the truth and it must be told. We will never allow the railway to reach the Kenyattas' property. We will never go easy on Jubilee...they don't want the truth)," Arati emphasized.

Last month during the Jubilee primaries, the legislator was giving a comment to a reporter questioning on alleged rigging at his constituency, when he angrily stormed out.

Kuria uttered unprintable words before abandoning the NTV reporter.