Acting IG Arachi orders MP Alfred Keter to surrender to CID over Gilgil weighbridge drama

Acting Inspector General of Police Samuel Arachi

NAIROBI: Police have asked Nandi Hills MP Alfred Keter to appear before CID headquarters for grilling over an incident in which he threatened officials at Gilgil Weighbridge over lorries detained for lack of documents.

Acting Inspector General of Police Samuel Arachi said they are investigating criminal activities committed by the MP following the incident.

"No one is above the law and the MP is asked to report to us as soon as possible. Actually we are looking and let him surrender for him for trying to release vehicles that had been detained by police," he said on the phone.

He added they will jointly with the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission in investigating the Saturday night incident.

EACC spokesman Yasin Amaro said they expect a team to be formed on Monday to pursue the matter.

"A team will be formed to pursue the issue. The commission is aware," he said.

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Keriako Tobiko ordered both the anti-graft agency and police to investigate and take action on Keter over the incident.

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Kenya National Highway Authority, SGS Kenya Limited officials and police had detained the lorries for among others lacking proper papers and overweight when the incident happened.

The officials took action after a video emerged in which Keter and nominated URP MP Sonia Birdi were captured insulting and threatening the police, and officials contracted to man the weighbridge for detaining the lorries while invoking the name of the president.

The two MPs claimed that State House comptroller, Rift Valley PC Osman Warfa and chairman of Parliamentary committee on security Asman Kamama and top police officers had called demanding the release of the lorries but the officials there had allegedly refused to respond.

But State House Comptroller Lawrence Lenayapa termed the claims as crazy and denied calling police or customs officials to demand the release of the vehicles.