Farting lawmaker leads to suspension of Kenya assembly session

Kenyan assembly speaker had to ask to bring in air fresheners to make the atmosphere pleasant

In a bizarre move, Kenyan regional assembly proceedings were disrupted due to a foul smell on Wednesday, according to BBC.

"Honourable speaker, one of us has polluted the air and I know who it is," Julius Gaya reportedly told Homa Bay county assembly.

But the member he accused of farting is said to have replied: "I am not the one. I cannot do such a thing in front of my colleagues."

The assembly’s Speaker Edwin Kakach asked to bring in air fresheners "to make it pleasant".

"Get whatever flavour you will find in any office, whether it's vanilla or strawberry," the speaker said.

He then instructed members to step out and take a break. "We cannot continue sitting in an environment that smells bad."

Yet, the smell was said to have subsided before any such sprays were found, allowing the debate to continue.

The story originally appeared on BBC