Kiambu Member of County Assembly Julius Macharia has become the talk on social media after he was arrested for displaying a portrait of the Deputy President William Ruto on his vehicle.

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Macharia together with his driver, George Ngugi Kiarie, were arrested by the police after the vehicle they were driving in had a picture of DP Ruto dressed in an army attire depicting him as commander-in-chief.

According to standard, the motor vehicle Reg No. KCQ 918U Toyota Hiace had also a graffiti of the Coat of Arms and the National flag of Kenya.

Kenyans online reacted differently on the arrest of the Witeithie MCA and to the photos which have been doing rounds on social media on Tuesday.

A section of Kenyans online said the MCA should be charged for using the Coat of Arms and depicting the DP as the commander-in-chief when we still have an existing government.

While some who wanted the MCA released said the police should have told him to remove the flag, Coat of Arms and the picture of DP Ruto instead of arresting him.

Here are reactions from Kenyans online: