When Speaker JB Muturi was locked down at Syokimau

Guests and passengers board SGR train from Mombasa to Nairobi before it was flag off by President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday. (Photo: Boniface Okendo/Standard)

On Wednesday morning, Speaker Justin Muturi packed his bags, wore his best suit, and had a light breakfast. He was in a hurry. President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto were going to Mombasa ready to launch the Standard Gauge Railway. He didn’t want to miss.

He left his Nairobi house, jumped into his limousine, and with the siren blaring in the lead car, and lights on in the chase car, his three-car motorcade weaved through the morning traffic as he made his way to his office at Parliament Buildings. He was dropping by to sign some papers, hold a few short meetings and go to Mombasa. His diary had been cleared for the rest of the day.