Back to dark days as Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery orders arrest of journalist

Interior Principal secretary Monicah Juma(left), Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Co-ordination of National Government, Joseph Nkaissery addressing the press at Harambee house. He warned non Kenyans working in Kenya with ought permits that they are working against the national interests therefore pose significant risks 5/11/15- [PHOTO/BEVERLYNE MUSILI/STANDARD]

Outrage has greeted the arrest of a journalist over a story on Sh3.8 billion spending by the Ministry of Interior that has been questioned by the Auditor General and is the subject of a probe by a parliamentary watchdog.

John Ngirachu from the Nation Media Group was arrested yesterday soon after he was lured out of Parliament's media centre and detained by authorities who wanted him to disclose sources of his story.