Senator Johnson Sakaja arrested while drinking past curfew hours-Video

Piece by: Peninah Njoki
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Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja was on Saturday arrested for being drunk and disorderly and for drinking past curfew hours.

According to Kilimani Police Station report, Sakaja was arrested around 0155Hrs.

' TODAY AT AROUND O1.10HRS THE KILIMANI ORDERLY OFFICER RECIEVED INFORMATION THAT ONE BAR NAMELY LADIES LOUNGE WITHIN DENIS PRINT WAS STILL OPERATING.

ON VISITING THE SAID PLACE FOUND ABOUT TEN PEOPLE SEATED OUTSIDE DRINKING AMONGST THE SENATOR NAIROBI HON.SAKAJA .HE WAS ADVISED TO LEAVE BUT DECLINED PROMPTING HER TO CALL THE REGIONAL ORDERLY OFFICER MR ASAMBASA ASP WHO TOO APPROACHED HIM IN VAIN .

LATER THE DEPUTY OCPD KILIMANI MR, ADAN HASSAN ASP WITH A TEAM JOINED THE REGIONAL ORDERLY OFFICER THAT IS WHEN HON.SAKAJA BECAME VIOLENT RAISING UP HANDS TO BE HANDCUFFED .'

Further adding

'HE INCITED OTHERS NOT TO GET AWAY HENCE HON SAKAJA WAS ARRESTED TOGETHER WITH THREE OTHERS WHO REFUSED TO GIVE THEIR NAMES FOR DISOBEYING CURFEW ORDERS AND INCITING OTHERS .

IN THE COURSE OF HIS ARREST OTHERS ESCAPED.WHILE IN CUSTODY HE WAS ASKED TO BE GIVEN FREEBOND BUT REFUSED TO LEAVE CELLS THREATENING TO. TRANSFER ALL OFFICERS WTHIN 24 HRS.'

Sakaja is not the first leader caught flaunting curfew rules and he probably won't be the last.

But as you know money talks.

Below is a video of him in police cells.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CCxgRP9lgHV/