Nyamira County chief of staff Kennedy Ongaga might have to spend the night in the cold after he was apprehended for malicious damage to his sibling’s properties on Monday.
This comes after several attempts by police officers to arrest Professor Ongaga hit a snag as he was said to be locked in the governor’s office drawing interest from the public and other county workers.
Ongaga is accused of malicious damage he allegedly caused on October 25, 2015, in their rural home of Nyakeore in Nyamira South Sub-County.
According to a report recorded to the police, Ongaga is alleged to have broken utensils, television set and other electronic appliances.
Addressing the press in his office, the county coordinating commander of police Mwarungu Mwandoe confirmed that indeed the police had arrested the county chief of staff and he is set to be arraigned in court on Tuesday since his criminal file is ready.
“Indeed the police have finally arrested the chief of staff and he is to be arraigned in court as early as possible, probably tomorrow. He has been dodging us since the arrest warrant was issued. He has been in Nairobi, but today, our officers spotted him in the county headquarters and had to go for him to effect the warrant” said Mwandoe.
Mwandoe assured the public that the law was to take due course and that justice will be done on both sides and urged them to always respect the rule of law as nobody is above it.
"You can hide, but you can’t run from the law. Let’s all respect it as nobody is above it and I want to promise that justice will be done to both parties," he added.
Business in the county offices came to a stand still for more than five hours as Ongaga was said to be locked in the governor’s office making it difficult for the officers to apprehend him.
It was until the Nyamira OCS Alex Mumo intervened that Ongaga was finally arrested and driven to the Nyamira Central police station to record a statement drawing attention of county workers and residents who accused him of being disrespectful to other workers and the law.