The Deputy Speaker of Kiambu County John Njue Njiru who is also the MCA for Hospital Ward in Thika has been arrested by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).
He is currently held at EACC Integrity Centre Police Station where he is recording a statement.
The suspect is accused of demanding a bribe of Kes.130,000 and a free portion of prime land belonging to the complainant within Thika town in order to ‘facilitate’ and have the complainant permitted to proceed with any activity on her land worth Kes.15Million within Thika Town.
In a different story, over 20 MCAs from Kisii yesterday demanded the arrest of South Mugirango MP Silvanus Osoro accusing him of allegedly sponsoring thuggery in the county.
The MCAs who addressed a press conference in Nairobi demanded that the government apprehends the lawmaker within 24 hours failing which they would take unspecified action against him.
Led by Kisii Deputy Governor Robert Monda, the MCAs drawn from both the Azimio and Kenya Kwanza coalitions accused the government of abetting Osoro’s unbecoming behaviour.
They recounted more than five occasions where the National Assembly Chief Whip, with support of hired thugs, allegedly unleashed terror against perceived political rivals.
