This archive report was first published on 8 December 2019.
On December 6, 2019, Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko was arrested in Voi, sparking a dramatic scene that was captured on video.
A video that went viral showed a police officer grabbing something from the back pocket of his senior colleague as they were trying to handcuff Sonko.
The National Police Service (NPS) has refuted claims that the officer pick-pocketed his senior, calling the incident a 'misrepresentation of facts and untrue.'
According to NPS, the senior officer has also confirmed that he was not pickpocketed.
‘The Officer in Charge of Traffic Voi has confirmed that he was not pick-pocketed. Equally, the police command in Voi has confirmed that the officer in question is disciplined and of high integrity,' NPS said.
