Nairobi County Assembly Speaker, Benson Mutura, has been arrested.
Mutura was picked up from his City Hall office on Wednesday, April 20, afternoon and taken to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters on Kiambu Road for questioning.
Although the reason for his arrest has not been made public, reports indicate that DCI officers raided his office and apprehended him.
Photos of him in handcuffs surfaced online minutes later.
Moments before his arrest, Kenyans.co.ke, spoke to Mutura where he affirmed that he would issue a press statement later and disconnected the call immediately.
Mutura, who had announced that he would not vie for any political seat, shifted his allegiance from Jubilee party to the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) in April 2022.
He was received by Deputy President William Ruto at his official residence in Karen, where he affirmed that he would work for the party.
"The leaders of Nairobi County led by Speaker Benson Mutura have officially declared that the Hustler Nation is their home and that Kenya Kwanza is the way to a better country. Uchumi Kwanza,” Ruto stated at the time.
Prior to becoming the Speaker in August 2020, he served as Makadara MP in the 2013 General Election on a TNA party ticket. Five years later, he, however, lost the seat to ODM's George Aladwa.
Mutura became the speaker after Beatrice Elachi announced her exit over protracted wrangles with Members of County Assembly.
