This archive report was first published on 20 August 2019.
On August 20, 2019, Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei found himself on the wrong side of the law after being arrested by DCI officers over his remarks at a funeral in Olessos.
According to a summons seen by Standard Digital, Cherargei was summoned to appear before the DCI in Kapsabet to shed light on his utterances made during the funeral of Dominic Choge on August 21.
During the funeral, Senator Cherargei warned Deputy President William Ruto's detractors of unspecified action, stating, 'Those who are fighting the Deputy President, we are profiling you... if you fight [the] DP you’re fighting us. Don’t think he doesn’t have supporters,'
He added, 'as his supporters if you continue fighting the DP we are marking you and profiling you. When the time comes we will deal with you. Even the DP has supporters and should be respected.'
Cherargei, a first-time senator and a key ally of Deputy President William Ruto, has been involved in controversy in the past, including clashing with Governor Stephen Sang over the running of Nandi County.
