Naivasha Member of Parliament Jayne Kihara was on Saturday presented at the Milimani Law Courts following her arrest in a dramatic swoop by police at her Nakuru residence on Thursday.
The lawmaker, who reportedly spent the night at Pangani Police Station, was escorted into the court premises under tight security, as seen in a video that captured her arrival in a green Subaru vehicle.
Her appearance follows a period of uncertainty over her whereabouts, with her lawyer Ndegwa Njiru earlier claiming that the MP had been moved to an unknown location. In a post on social media platform X, Njiru said Kihara had briefly been at Milimani Law Courts around 7:00 a.m. Saturday but was not booked into the holding cells and was instead whisked away at 8:20 a.m.
“We are stranded,” Njiru wrote. “She was held in the parking lot and not formally booked. Then, she was driven off to an unknown destination.”
The Naivasha MP’s arrest came after she failed to honour a summons by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) earlier in the week. The summons, signed by Assistant Inspector General George Lenny Kisaka, had required her to appear at the DCI headquarters on Monday over remarks allegedly undermining a senior public official.
Her Thursday arrest was captured live on her Facebook page, showing plainclothes and uniformed officers entering her home shortly after she had concluded a meeting with sand harvesters from Mai Mahiu. She was initially taken to Naivasha Police Station to record a statement, before being transferred to DCI headquarters in Nairobi, and later held overnight at Pangani Police Station.
Wiper Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka, along with several political allies, arrived at the Milimani Law Courts on Saturday to show support for the embattled MP.
The court proceedings are expected to clarify the charges facing Kihara, as questions mount over the handling of her arrest and detention. The case continues to draw national attention amid growing concerns about political accountability and the treatment of elected leaders.
Written By Rodney Mbua
