Sakaja Visits Senate Clerk Nyegenye Hours After Police surrounded City Hall in attempt to arrest him
The police action followed a directive by a Senate watchdog committee ordering his arrest for contempt of Parliament. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke..
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Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja visited Senate Clerk Jeremiah Nyegenye after police surrounded City Hall attempting to arrest him for contempt of Parliament.
- The arrest order was issued by the Senate County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC).
- Governor Sakaja cited a collective resolution by the Council of Governors for his non-appearance.
- Sakaja condemned the "unnecessary drama" of the police operation.
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