NAIROBI: Police cells have a mellowing effect on most people who find themselves there. It was not different with the eight legislators who ran afoul of the country’s laws and were detained for four days.
Their incarceration marked a turning point where national institutions responsible for the maintenance of law and order; the National Police Service, the National Cohesion and Integration Commission, National Intelligence Service and the courts acted to send a message that leaders cannot continue to act with impunity especially if the welfare of the nation comes under threat.