A source privy to the issue confirmed that the UDA
coordinator in Kirinyaga, Don Bosco, and the county's Majority Leader, James
Kamau, were picked by police on the night of Monday.
Bosco was allegedly picked up from his home but it is not
clear where Kamau was arrested at.
"So far, UDA coordinator and the Majority Leader, who
is the senatorial candidate, have been arrested. Each individual was arrested
separately. Bosco was arrested at his home at night.
"Martha was to come here together with Raila Odinga.
The allegation is that the leaders planned to heckle," stated the source.
The police are yet to reveal the motive for the arrests by
the time of this publishing.
The arrests have, however, attracted criticism from Deputy President William Ruto's
camp who argued that they are politically motivated.
Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru, in a statement she shared
on Tuesday, argued that the detention was aimed at coercing some of the
UDA-allied leaders to switch their allegiance to Azimio la Umoja headed by
Raila Odinga.
"I strongly condemn last evening's arbitrary arrests of
UDA aspirants, officials and supporters perpetrated by State in a futile
attempt to make them support Azimio.
"We demand the immediate release of Kirinyaga Majority
Leader and incoming Senator James Kamau Murango- Senator Kirinyaga County 2022,
UDA coordinator Gichangi Bosco and all UDA supporters still in custody on a
political witch hunt," Waiguru said.
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