President Uhuru Kenyatta shakes hands with Robert Alai at past. [Photo: NairobiNews]
A section of Kenyans are calling on the relevant authorities to free blogger Robert Alai. Alai was arrested Friday morning and later detained overnight at Kamukunji police station.Reports indicate the controversial blogger was arrested over a ‘sensitive story’ he had written about the Kenyatta family.
Expressing their reactions over the arrest, on Twitter, some said the blogger should be freed despite his controversial stories while others thought he should be left to 'enjoy' the cells. Below are some responses from KoT users under the #freeAlai:@ItsMutai: I don't care which side of the divide@RobertAlai belongs to but we must all stand and fight for freedom if speech and internet# FreeAlai@C_NyaKundiH: The Kenyatta family ensured Alai is arrested on a Friday so that he can spend the whole weekend in police cells # FreeAlai @Disembe@ItsMutai@Asamoh_: I don't agree with @RobertAlai on many occasions. However, arresting him over a death story on Kenyatta family is impunity.# FreeAlai@leemakwiny: Alai is on record having attacked Raila family on countless occasions. Raila family hasnever bothered to even report him to police# FreeAlai@nyandiga001: Freedom of expression. Alai has a right to free speech even if he speaks nonsense like he does sometimes # FreeAlai@Asamoh_: But @RobertAlai has been sleeping with the dogs? He is now waking up with the fleas@C_NyaKundiH # FreeAlai@Stephenwambua_:# freeAlai Robert Alai has been a great crusader of JP , the government can consider fleeing him@AmakanjiThomas: # FreeAlai n he goes where!?let him enjoy the cells he thinks working for jubilee he is above the law!He deserves kamiti