Juja MP George Koimburi was forced to flee from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives outside the Kiambu Law Courts on Thursday, February 20.
In dramatic videos seen by Kenyans.co.ke, Koimburi, who was addressing a press conference with his lawyers, can be seen being guided towards a car.
Then, from nowhere, a commotion breaks out and Koimbori runs away from the detectives before hopping onto a motorbike to flee the detectives attempting to rearrest him.
While confirming the incident, his lawyer, Ndegwa Njiru, who was with Koimburi outside the court, said, "My client, Hon. Koimburi, has narrowly escaped abduction just outside the Kiambu Law Courts."
Koimburi was appearing in court for the continuation of his case and requested the judge to allow him not to take a plea on the charge of contempt of court.
However, the court rejected his request forcing him to proceed with the legal process, including entering a plea of guilty or not guilty and facing trial or further court proceedings related to the charge.
According to his lawyer, Koimburi has been granted anticipatory bail in case of any arrest. The development followed his escape. "Kiambu High Court grants Anticipatory bail to Hon. Koimburi," Njirus said on X.
Koimburi has faced legal challenges since his utterances indicating that the government spent billions in the failed attempt to have Raila Odinga as the chairperson of the African Union Commission.
The vocal legislator was arrested on Tuesday and arraigned in court on Wednesday. He was charged with six counts including forging academic certificates, nearly three decades after the alleged offence.
The legislator, who has held office since 2021, pleaded not guilty to six counts and was released on a Ksh200,000 bond.
According to the charge sheet, Koimburi allegedly forged a Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) in 1994 to secure entry into higher learning institutions.
The timing of the charges has raised eyebrows, given that the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) is mandated to vet the academic credentials of all candidates before they are cleared by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to contest elections.
Koimburi's certificates had seemingly passed scrutiny, allowing him to vie in the 2021 by-election and serve as an MP for nearly three years.
His arrest came suddenly as he left his residence on Kenyatta Road in Juja. He was taken to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters for questioning before being transferred to Kamukunji Police Station, where he spent the night after being denied bail.
