A member of the County Assembly of Tharaka Nithi on the afternoon of Tuesday, April 21, while giving out masks at Kathwana area in her ward
Police reports showed that Marimanti Ward MCA Susan Ngugi was arrested for violating the national government's directive on public gatherings.
The government had suspended all public gatherings in a bid to tame the spread of Covid-19 through ensuring strict adherence to social distancing.
Her arrest came with a backdrop of several arrests involving legislators flouting various Covid-19 prevention directives as the virus spread deeper into estates within several urban centres in the country.
On April 17, 2020, 17 people among them, 3 MCAs from Nyeri County were arrested while at a party in King'ong'o area. Police stated that the leaders would be charged along with the revellers for defying orders.
Godwin Kilele, a Sagalla Ward Representative in Taita Taveta County was on the evening of April 16, 2020, arrested for failing to wear a mask in public.
He had been enjoying a game of draughts with members of the public when he was taken in by the police for also failing to social distance.
Inspector-General of Police Hillary Mutyambai had earlier warned that police would be on the lookout for any persons subverting the orders issued by the national government regardless of social class.
Embakasi Central Member of Parliament Mwangi Gathiru was on April 11, 2020, arrested after he was caught alongside several others while drinking at a pub in Ruai.
The national government through the Ministry of Health has repeatedly urged Kenyans to follow the given guidelines in the fight against Covid-19 while warning of stiffer restrictions if the defiance persisted.
