These ordinary Kenyans have no media to highlight their plight and no politician to give ultimatums to the government on their behalf? But, these were not ordinary Kenyans – or so they told us – they were members of parliament – the August House. How many of these members of parliament have ever fought this hard for the so-called ordinary Kenyans to be held in dignified cells? He pleaded with the magistrate to release these MPs since, in his words, ‘they were living in deplorable conditions’. Then they are all dramatically rounded up in the city and are locked away at two police stations for three nights.

Source: Standard Digital June 19, 2016 20:37 UTC