Police block Naivasha MP Jayne Kihara from accessing her home
Naivasha on Saturday, August 9, after police officers reportedly blocked a meeting from taking place at Naivasha MP Jayne Kihara home.
Drama ensued in Naivasha on Saturday, August 9, after police officers reportedly blocked a meeting from taking place at Naivasha MP Jayne Kihara home.
The vocal legislator, in a brief statement, revealed that a contingent of police officers had been dispatched outside her Maraigushu home to prevent her visitors from accessing the residence.
Kihara criticised the police for allegedly misdirecting their efforts by targeting her instead of dealing with serious criminal matters such as child sex trafficking in the Mai Mahiu area of Naivasha.
According to her, the move to block visitors from accessing her premises was politically motivated, particularly because she is a woman.
“Dozens of police officers blocked the road to my Maraigushu home to prevent my visitors from accessing my home,” the lawmaker lamented.
She went on to add: “Instead of mobilising police officers to go and arrest perpetrators of child sex trafficking in Mai-Mahiu, you’re mobilising them to fight one harmless woman.”
The legislator revealed that despite attempts to reach out to the area OCPD, the police boss was reluctant to address her grievances. “There are roadblocks all over, more than three of them,” she said.
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Speaking to members of the press outside her home, Kihara asserted that she would not be intimidated, vowing to continue her criticism of President William Ruto’s administration.
Kihara further accused the police of allegedly overstepping their mandate by attempting to interfere with her private life, adding that such actions contravened the Constitution.
The latest incident comes barely a month after police officers raided her home, arrested her, and escorted her to Nairobi, where she was subsequently arraigned in court.
She was arraigned on July 19 at the Milimani Law Courts, charged with offensive conduct, which the prosecution said was likely to cause a breach of the peace.
She was later released on Ksh50,000 bail. However, her plea to have the case dismissed was unsuccessful, as the judge ruled that the case met the constitutional threshold.
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