Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja and three others were arrested on Saturday morning while drinking during curfew hours. Sakaja () and other unidentified revellers were found partying at around 1am at Ladies Longue along Denis Pritt Road in defiance of the curfew order. According to police reports, Sakaja was picked after he defied police orders to leave the pub and threatened the officers with the transfer. The Senator is reported to have told his drinking buddies to stay put despite orders from the officers that they leave the pub, prompting the officers to act. They have been booked at Kilimani Police Station for contravening the laws and guidelines stipulated by the government of not being outside past curfew hours as well as failing to maintain social distance.

Source: Standard Digital July 18, 2020 06:11 UTC