MPs seek to stop arrest on Fridays and public holidays

Nakuru Town West MP Samuel Arama and Kisii Woman Representative Janet Ong’era at Milimani law courts. Ong’era had gone to show solidarity with the legislator. Arama was released on a cash bail of Sh1 million. [George Njunge, Standard]

The police are on the spot for arresting and detaining suspects, including VIPs, on Fridays and public holidays.

MPs now claim that the practice that has seen a number of their colleagues spend long weekends behind bars is meant to harass and intimidate innocent Kenyans, as they wait to be presented in court.