Changamwe ODM MP Omar Mwinyi [PHOTO/the-star.co.ke]
Changamwe ODM MP Omar Mwinyi was on Saturday arrested and detained at the Port Police Station.
Omar was apprehended on allegations that he had disrupted ODM party nominations in Mombasa county.
According to area police boss Peter Omanwa, MP was caught red-handed breaking the law.
He said that voting materials were destroyed when the MP and his supporters stormed into a polling station.
Mwinyi is contesting for the ODM ticket against football administrator Ali Goshi who declared interest to unseat Mwinyi.
Goshi has the backing of Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho.
Immediately after the arrest, Changamwe was tense as rowdy youths tried to storm the police station.
It was not until anti-riot police came in that the youths were successfully repulsed.
Changamwe MCA Jimmy Odari disclosed that Mwinyi had been arrested for protesting irregularities in the nominations.
"He claimed that his rival Ally Goshi was being favoured by Joho," said Odari.
"Mwinyi raised questions when he did not find his name in the party register at Bomu and Bokole," he added.
"He has been taken to Port police station following the demonstrations," the Star reports.