Police in Nakuru were on Sunday morning forced to disperse angry youths who turned chaotic outside the Nakuru Railways Police station where Nakuru Town West MP Samuel Arama is being held since his arrest on Friday night.
The angry youths chanted slogans demanding the release of the MP.
“Hon Aarama is our MP and we want him released. He has not stolen or killed anyone, why is he being held since Friday? We will not leave here until the MP is released,” they said.
This went on for almost 30 minutes before the police warned the youths of the implications of their chaotic moves at the police station prompting the youths to disperse.
Earlier on Nakuru Town East MP who paid a visit to MP Arama at the police staion had informed media that the MP was in good health.
“I have visited Arama this morning and I can confirm to you that he is in good health. Let me also inform you that indeed several attempts to have him out on police bond have failed and we therefore hope he will appear in court on Monday,” said Gikaria.
“We are optimistic that justice will prevail once he appears in court on Monday,” he said.
Some 15 detectives from the Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission (EACC) arrested the legislator at about 9pm on Friday along Kanu Street in Nakuru before he was taken to Railways police station.
As per the charge sheet, Arama is said to have used his position as an MP to obtain consent from the Ministry of Lands to change a plot ownership to his name.
It is also alleged to have colluded with an agent also in police custody to plot a scheme aimed at illegally acquiring a plot within his constituency that belongs to Nisar Mohammed, a local businessman.