Bonnie Khalwale asks Joseph Nkaissery, Inspector General to drop charges against MPs

Kenya: Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale yesterday lashed out at the Cabinet Secretary for Interior, Joseph Nkaissery and the acting Inspector General of Police (IG) Samuel Arachi following the arrest of five MPs over the chaos that rocked Narok County.

Addressing a news conference at County Hall in Nairobi, Dr Khalwale said the arrest amounted to "intimidation of political leaders" for leading their constituents to a protest. He asked the Cabinet Secretary to drop the charges against the leaders.

Provide security

"The answers that Nkaissery and Arachi should be giving Kenyans is what went wrong during the demonstrations leading to death. They were supposed to provide security to the demonstrators, they cannot turn around and arrest leaders for their failure to provide security," said Khalwale.

Speaking a day after Narok Senator Stephen Ntutu and MPs Moitalel ole Kenta (Narok North), Korei ole Lemein (Narok South), Patrick Ntutu (Narok West) and Johanna Ng'eno (Emurua Dikirr) were arrested, and the day on which they were charged in court, the Kakamega senator said the security bosses had to apologise for the arrest and the chaos.