Nairobi senator Johnson Sakaja spends night in police custody

Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja spent the night of Friday, July 17 in police custody after he was arrested in Kilimani area for drinking during curfew hours.

The first time senator was in the company of ten other people when he and two others were arrested for flouting curfew guidelines.

A police report at Kilimani police station indicated that seven others who were drinking with Sakaja at Lady’s Lounge within Denis Print escaped the arrest.

The first team of officers who arrived at the bar asked the senator to leave the social joint but he defied, prompting them to call in their seniors.

Kilimani sub County police commander Adan Hassan was among the senior officers who arrived at the bar but the lawmaker still defied his order to leave and dared him to handcuff him.

“On visiting the said place, (police) found about 10 seated outside drinking. Sakaja became violent raising hands to be handcuffed,” the report read.

“He incited others not to get away hence Sakaja was arrested together with three others who refused to give their names for disobeying curfew orders and inciting others,” it read on.

While in custody, Sakaja was released on free bond but refused to leave police cells threatening to transfer all the officers at the station within 24 hours.

The senator has since been released.