This archive report was first published on 20 July 2020.
Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja has resigned from the Senate ad hoc Committee on COVID-19, effective immediately, following his arrest for violating the government's curfew orders.
According to reports, Sakaja was arrested on Friday night after being found drunk past curfew hours at a bar in Nairobi's Kilimani area.
Speaking at the Kilimani Police Station, Sakaja publicly apologized to Kenyans for going against the coronavirus protocols and stated that he would pay the full consequence of the law.
“On flouting the rules I apologise to Kenyans and I will pay the full consequence of the law, I also wish to state that I resign from the Ad hoc Committee on COVID-19 which I have been chairing, we have done a lot of work that the government and the officers across the country. but because of that responsibility I need to set, I have this morning written to the Speaker,” he told reporters.
He also confirmed that he will be charged on Tuesday but said the police have not revealed the charges he will face yet.
On July 20, 2020, Sakaja produced an official receipt indicating that he paid a police bond of Sh10,000 to secure his freedom on condition that he presents himself in court for arraignment.
