Joel Kairu, former Nakuru county assembly speaker, and Bernard Miruka, Nakuru ODM chairperson, were arrested on Monday while leading the Azimio peaceful protests in Nakuru.
The two were chucked onto a police vehicle and driven to the nearby Nakuru central police station while protesters dispersed.
Only about 30 people turned up for the protest.
The demonstrators had travelled over a kilometre up Kenyatta Avenue in the City before being stopped by armed police officers at the Posta intersection.
Even though onlookers and the business community yelled them down, the demonstrators who were also screaming anti-government chants put up a valiant display.
Some people were heard telling the protesters to board public service vehicles and go to Nairobi to join the main protest.
Speaking before commencing the walk, Kairu said they wanted to submit a petition to the Rift Valley regional commissioner Abdi Hassan.
“This protest is peaceful, the team simply wants to walk to the regional commissioner to hand over our petition which he (the commissioner) should forward to President William Ruto,” he said.
He said Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya Alliance supporters would continue pushing for a lower cost of living and a better economy.
