Worshippers scamper for safety after a fist fight in Kapsabet

There were chaos in a mosque in Kapsabet after a fist fight involving a cleric and a worshipper.

The incident that happened on Wednesday evening saw other worshippers scamper for their safety.

Police were called in to quell the fight inside the mosque in Nandi County.

Accreditation to eyewitnesses,the cleric engaged in a heated exchange with the worshiper before punches were thrown during the evening prayers.

Witnesses said the worshiper confronted the Sheikh over a letter the cleric had written to the police claiming the worshiper was a radical Muslim with connections to Al-Shabaab.

Nandi Central OCPD Stephen Wambua confirmed that the imam and the worshiper had recorded statements