No one is above the law. Not even Politicians. From an arrested senator to teargassed Deputy President Ruto’s allies. Here are the top political stories making headlines.
Police were last evening looking for Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja for detention and processing, accusing him of flouting Covid-19 pandemic rules. Senator Sakaja, who chairs a Senate committee exploring responses to the Covid-19 pandemic, was on Friday night arrested at a bar in Nairobi’s Kilimani on claims of violating the government’s curfew orders, but later released.
Yesterday, police camped outside Sakaja’s house to arrest him after top government officials questioned why the Senator was released even after breaking the law.
According to the police, Sakaja threatened to have all police officers from Kilimani Police Division transferred within 24 hours.
The Senator has denied having been arrested, tweeting: “Never been arrested. Won’t be. Show me an OB Number.”
Police said they received information that a bar, Ladies Lounge, which is off Dennis Pritt Road, was still operating at around 1.10 am and that when they went there, they found Sakaja in a group of 10 people, who were drinking.
It might be retaliation. A team of DP William Ruto’s allies has exposed the rot in Jubilee and spoken on leaving the party over missing party billions.
Led by Jubilee deputy secretary-general and Soy MP Caleb Kositany, Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi, and Belgut’s Nelson Koech, the lawmakers demanded answers for Sh1.3 billion of party funds which cannot be accounted for.
“When I ask about something, I am not just asking as a party member but as an MP and party official because over Sh1.3 billion cannot be accounted for, according to the Auditor-General’s report,” said Mr. Kositany.
The disgruntled MPs alleged that a senior statehouse employee who is also extensively involved with the management of the party received a Sh 2 million payout in controversial circumstances.
They also questioned why the party pays Sh89 million as rent per year instead of Sh40 million noting that it only occupies 57% of the building that houses its headquarters.
“We occupy only 57 percent of the party headquarters yet we pay 100 percent rent to Lunah Arch Company Limited. Who are these other tenants?” Kositany asked.
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The drama did not stop there. In another incident police on Saturday lobbed teargas canisters to disperse Tangatanga politicians allied to Deputy President William Ruto who had attended a public event at Hamisi MP Charles Gimose’s home.
They arrived as early as 7 am and sealed off all routes leading to Dr. Gimose’s Simbi home located off Kisumu-Kakamega highway.
They also took down all the tents that had been set up for the gathering.
The scenes were dramatic, with Mumias East Ben Washiali and former Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale sneaking into the MP’s home through a fence after running away from police.
Elsewhere, Kapseret Member of Parliament Oscar Sudi has hit back after reports that some Jubilee Party rebels disciplinary action from the party.
Sudi opined that President Uhuru Kenyatta had abandoned his true allies adding that the Jubilee Party leader out to face disciplinary action for disregarding members pleas.
Reports emerged that some six Jubilee Party lawmakers risk losing their Parliamentary seats if they fail to defend their actions before a disciplinary committee.
The six are accused of disrespecting President Uhuru Kenyatta and defying party positions.
MPs Caleb Kositany (Soy), Kimani Ngunjiri (Bahati), Alice Wahome (Kandara), Oscar Sudi (Kapsaret), Moses Kuria (Gatundu South) and Rigathi Gachagua (Mathira) will be facing the disciplinary committee, were listed by the Standard.
If expelled by the party that sponsored them to Parliament, an MP risks losing their seat.
