This archive report was first published on 18 July 2020.
Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja was released from police custody on Saturday morning after a night-long detention for violating COVID-19 curfew rules.
According to a police report, Senator Sakaja was found drinking at Ladies Lounge in Kilimani with ten other people at around 1 a.m. on Saturday.
He was advised to leave but refused, and instead, became violent, raising his hands to be handcuffed.
Senator Sakaja was arrested together with three others who refused to give their names for disobeying curfew orders.
During his arrest, others escaped, and while in custody, he was asked to be given free bond but refused to leave the cells, threatening to transfer all officers within 24 hours.
