Nairobi County Senator Johnson Sakaja has resigned as chairman of the Senate Adhoc Committee on Covid-19.
Sakaja has this morning presented himself at Kilimani Police station.
Sakaja went to the police station accompanied by Makueni senator Mutula Kilonzo jnr (in official governemnt vehicle) and Lawyer John Khaminwa.
He was released on a Ksh10,000 bond.
His lawyers say that he will be charged tomorrow but say the police have not revealed the charges he will face.
Sakaja also publicly apologized to Kenyans for going against the Covid-19 protocols.
Sakaja had been arrested on Saturday morning at a club in Kilimani, Nairobi for flouting Covid-19 safety guidelines.
Police found him at Ladies Lounge along Dennis Prit road while drinking in the company of 10. He was later released on a free bond and was to go back to the station and record his statement before being arraigned today (Monday July 20, 2020).
Police had started looking for him after he failed to record the statement. He had been given up to Sunday evening, but he did not show up.
He had allegedly switched off his phone and went into hiding.
According to Nairobi police boss Philip Ndolo, following his release on Saturday, Sakaja had promised to present himself to the police.
“He has not recorded the statement. I am sure he will be recording anytime. We don’t know his whereabouts. He said he would present himself to the police. We hope he will keep his word,” Ndolo was quoted by a local daily.
He was arrested with three others and according to a police report, he became unruly after being ordered to leave the nightclub. He incited the others into staying put.
The officer on patrol called Regional Orderly officer Mr Asambasa who approached the senator in vain.
Mr Asambasa too called Deputy OCPD Kilimani Adan Hassan who arrived with a team.
It is then that he became violent and put his hands up to be handcuffed.
After being taken into custody, Sakaja is said to have threatened to have the officers at the station transferred within 24 hours.
He also declined to be released on free bond. After reports of his arrest went viral, he took to social media to deny, saying that he had not been arrested, and will never be arrested.
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