The office of Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah was raided by unknown people on the night of Friday, July 21, the veteran activist has confirmed.
Speaking to Kenyans.co.ke on phone, the senator revealed that the unknown individuals ransacked the office and made away with computers and other electronics.
He stated that despite reporting the matter to the police, no action has been taken and law enforcement is yet to find any leads.
"I reported the incident on Saturday, July 22, but yet nothing has been done," a distraught Omtatah remarked noting it was his Busia office at Korinda that was targetted.
The Senator has in recent days criticised the government over some policy positions including filing a petition challenging the legality of the Finance Act.
The Act has since been suspended by the courts, saving Kenyans from tax hikes that would have seen employees' payslips shrink and buyers spend more on some commodities.
Omtatah remarked that it was not immediately clear whether the raid was linked to his stand on Finance Act or recent policy positions on government actions.
The first-term senator did not reveal the contents of computers and other electronics that were picked from the office, but it is likely that they contain files and communications on his work as a legislator and human rights activist.
The break-in comes at a time when the Kenyan government has been put on the spot for a perceived clampdown on key position opposition figures and people seen as going against State's will.
Omtatah recently told the public that he was offered up to Ksh200 million as a bribe to withdraw the petition against the Finance Act.
"I have told them, my price is one, if you cannot govern vacate the office for those who can govern," the Senator was quoted.
Omatatah has not publicly stated whether he has been threatened over his stand and case on the Finance Act, but on Sunday he posted on his social media pages alluding to possible threats from the government side.
"But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear their threats; do not be frightened. 1 Peter 3:14," the activist posted.
On Thursday, July 18, Chief Justice Martha Koome appointed a three-judge bench to hear and determine the petition on the Finance Act.
