This archive report was first published on 18 July 2020.
Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja was arrested on Saturday for defying the 9pm-4am curfew order issued by President Uhuru Kenyatta on July 15, 2020.
According to Nairobi regional police commander Philip Ndolo, Sakaja was found drinking at Ladies Lounge along Dennis Pritt Road in Nairobi with 10 others at 1am.
They were seated outside the social joint and defied orders by police officers who directed them to leave.
Ndolo said Sakaja's misconduct is an indication that there are people who still think they are above the law or live in their own world.
The police chief said Sakaja's action of being out drinking at wee hours in contravention of curfew order is a wrong example from a leader.
Sakaja is ironically the chairperson of the Ad-Hoc Committee on Covid-19 Situation in Kenya.
“He is setting a bad example. What if everyone else decided to get out and go drinking like he was doing in defiance of the [curfew] order, what would be the implication?” Ndolo posed.
After his arrest, Sakaja dared the officers to arrest him and on arrival at Kilimani police station, threatened to have the cops transferred within 24 hours.
He was offered to be released on a free bond but declined to leave the station and remained there for several hours.
He later tweeted denying the arrest and dared the police to produce an OB number.
