A bodyguard and a driver attached to Mumias East MP Benjamin Washiali have been arrested over alleged criminal activities in Kisumu.
Paul Wanyama (police officer) and Clement Sakwa (driver) were arrested on allegations that they have been part of a group of people terrorising residents Kisumu town.
They escaped death narrowly after angry residents attacked them over suspected criminal activities on Saturday night.
They were rescued by police officers following a tip off from the public.
Wanyama was armed with Ceska pistol F 9345 and 12 rounds of ammunition.
He sustained slight injuries after he escaped from members of the public who were baying for his blood.
They were cornered by bodaboda operators near the Star hospital along Kisumu- Kakamega road over an alleged attempt to steal a motorbike.
Sakwa is admitted at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital after he sustained serious injuries.
However, Washiali was not in Kisumu during the incident.
Assistant IG Joseph Keitany said investigations have been launched over the incident to establish the reason for the attack.
Keitany said the officer has been arrested and will be charged in court after police are done with investigations.
Speaking to the press on Sunday, he said the suspect is in custody at Kisumu central police station.
Keitany said the two were not on official duty in Kisumu according to information given by the MP.
Speaking on the phone, Washiali said he left the two at home when he was travelling to Nairobi.
“As we speak I am with my daughter at the hospital. I was with my driver and bodyguard on Friday evening before I came to Nairobi,” he said.
Washiali said he learnt of the matter last night when Kisumu central police station OCS John Kithela called to inform him over the incident.
He urged police to carry out thorough investigation over the matter to establish what the two were doing in Kisumu when armed and not on official duty.