Embakasi East MP Babu Owino, on Tuesday, November 5, made issued a demand to Interior CS Fred Matiang'i, following harassment which he claimed was caused from Flying Squad officers.
In a video shared by the legislator to Kenyans.co.ke, Owino claimed that the police, under the stewardship of Musa Yego, manhandled former Tetu MP Ndung’u Gethenji because of his interest in the real estate industry.
He further accused Flying Squad offices of allowing themselves to be used by errant leaders to settle personal scores in matters which are civil in nature.
"I would like to castigate the unbecoming conduct of some of the officers in the police service. This is as a result of the Kihingo Property Investment.
"Members of the Flying Squad Unit led by Musa Yego have always intimidated former Tetu MP Ndung’u Gethenji, who was also a chairman of the Defence Committee (in Parliament). Every day they go to arrest him, they intimidate him before his wife and children," Owino told the press.
He further argued that it was wrong for the officers to go after the former MP in that manner, considering that the case is still active in court.
"If a respected businessman and former chairman of Defence and Foreign Relations Committees can be illegally arrested and harassed by the police, what is the hope for the normal citizen?
"We demand the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government Fred Matiangi make a statement on this issue and to immediately disband the flying squad and interdict Musa Yego," the Embakasi MP added.
The lawmaker further revealed that when Ndung'u was arrested twice, no detailed police report was released in both instances.
Gethenji has had run-ins with the police with the most prominent being his previous arrest in what was suspected to be a Ksh20 billion property row in Kitisuru with his older brother, Gitahi Gethenji.
He, however, won the lawsuit to take over the control of the estate.
Speaking to Kenyans.co.ke, Saboti MP Caleb Amisi, who is a member of the Defence and Foreign Relations Committee, however, disclosed that they did not receive an official complaint. He urged the affected parties to present the matter before the committee for them to forge a way forward.
"If that is the case, It is a matter that needs national discourse," he explained.
Below is a video of the MP's demand to Matiang'i
