Former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero Arrested

Former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero has been arrested at his Muthaiga home by EACC officials on corruption allegations.

Following the arrest, EACC detectives headed to Kidero's office at Riverside to continue the search for cash, documents in relation to the graft case.

In his defence, Kidero told journalists that the raid was proof charges before him in court had no basis.

"I was arrested on the 9th of August. We’ve been to court twice and so far there has been no evidence. This morning EACC came with a search warrant to my house, it would appear to me that they are looking for evidence because did not have it in the first place," he stated.

The latest action comes after the detectives raided his home in the early morning hours.

The team was reported to have been at Kidero's residence since 2 AM.

Here is the video courtesy of KTNNews:

According to the Nation, the anti-corruption detectives and police officers were in search of documents and money in relations to a corruption case against the former governor.

However other sources indicated a standoff ensued between the former Mumias Sugar CEO and the detectives after he denied them access demanding for a search warrant.

"The former governor also wants to know what exactly the warrant entails and what it is about," stated the source at the time.

This is the second time the former county head has been apprehended on graft charges.

Earlier in August, he was arraigned in court with seven others over charges of mismanagement and embezzlement of public funds.

His arrest is among the most high-profile since the renewed fight against corruption was announced by President Uhuru Kenyatta.

On September 7, the pre-trial case against Kidero hit the wall after the defence team pointed out that the pages of the witness statements issued to them lacked corresponding pages.

Kidero and County Treasury boss Maurice Okere were released on a cash bail of Ksh2 million after denying the charges.

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