Moiben MP Silas Tiren has claimed that the arrest of Nandi Hills MP Alfred Keter arrest on Friday is linked to their defiance of President Uhuru Kenyatta over sharing of parliamentary positions.

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On Friday, Mr. Keter was arrested at the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) for allegedly forging Treasury Bills worth Ksh.633 million.

Speaking in Eldoret on Friday, Tiren raised concerns over the state of democracy in the country at the moment.

“If we are going to be targeted for defending public interests how are we expected to discharge our duties as duly elected representatives of the people. My best bet is that he was arrested for disagreeing with the party on house positions,” said Tiren.

He further demanded the immediate release of Keter saying that there are legal avenues of solving what he termed as “disagreements”.

Keter and Tiren are among five rebel MPs who were dared to quit the Jubilee Party by vice chairman David Murathe for vying for committee leadership positions in December 2017 against the party’s wishes.

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