Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has criticized President William Ruto's administration for alleged intimidation tactics following the arrest of Kitutu Chache South MP Antony Kibagendi. Musyoka claims that law enforcement agencies are being used to suppress political opponents, citing Kibagendi's arrest and arraignment far from where he was apprehended as an act of "persecution by geography."

• MP Antony Kibagendi was arrested on January 20 in Nairobi by the DCI, held at Muthaiga Police Station, and later arraigned at Narok Law Courts.
• Kibagendi was charged with assault stemming from a December incident in Kisii town, pleaded not guilty, and was released on a cash bail of Kshs 100,000.
• Kalonzo emphasized that "Expression of opinion is not a crime" and accused the President of violating the 2010 Kenyan Constitution.
• The incident echoes past claims by the opposition and human rights groups regarding alleged government abductions of critics, including a controversial case involving George Koimburi MP.