Juja Member of Parliament George Koimburi is reportedly being detained at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters on Kiambu Road.
Kiambu County Senator Karungo Wa Thang'wa first broke the news on Tuesday morning, posting on social media, "DCI at it again. They have arrested Juja MP George Koimburi. Reason? They are yet to say!"
While speaking to Kenyans.co.ke, Thang'wa confirmed that the lawmaker had been intercepted by DCI detectives on his way to Parliament on Tuesday morning.
The Kiambu Senator stated that he had received a phone call from Koimburi as he was being led to the Kiambu Road Headquarters although he had not divulged the reasons for the detainment.
According to Thang'wa, the detectives had not informed the MP why he was being taken in, leaving him unable to decipher whether it was a legitimate arrest or an abduction.
The two are among the fiercest supporters of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and are no strangers to facing consequences as a result.
City attorney Ndegwa Njiru also confirmed the arrest, taking to social media to state that the MP was being held at the DCI headquarters and that he was representing him.
He alleged that the lawmaker had been detained over remarks he made over the weekend about President William Ruto.
"I am at the DCI headquarters representing Hon. Koimburi, who has been arrested for stating the obvious—that Kasongo spent over Ksh13 billion on Raila’s AUC botched mission. What’s wrong with calling him to account? Is it that the truth hurts?" Njiru opined.
Koimburi made the damning remarks during a church service, accusing the President of using taxpayers' money to entice African Presidents to vote for former Prime Minister Raila Odinga as the chairperson of the African Union Commission.
"Kenyans are worried after witnessing public funds being poorly utilised to bribe individuals so that they can vote in Raila Amollo Odinga as the new chairman for AU in Addis Ababa. It is such a shame," Koimburi stated.
Koimburi made the remarks after Odinga lost the election to Djibouti's Mahmoud Ali Yousouff on Saturday, February 15, even though the government had reportedly pumped millions in support of his bid.
According to a charge sheet seen by Kenyans.co.ke, Koimburi has been charged with two counts stemming from the remarks.
The first count is for false publications contrary to section 22(1) of the Computer Misuse and Cyber Crime Act No.5 of 2018 while the second is for offensive conduct contrary to Section 94 of the Penal Code.
