Police officers camp outside homes of Kakamega Senator Malala, Bomets Langat

Officers claiming to be from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) for the better part of Sunday night and Monday morning camped outside the homes of Bomet Senator Christopher Langat and his Kakamega counterpart Cleophas Malala.

Senator Langat, speaking from a window of his Nyayo Estate home in Nairobi in a video shared on social media, claimed he was being threatened and intimidated “from all corners” over his stand on the government-backed revenue allocation formula.

Langat alleged that he had however been expecting the officers saying he was earlier informed by top police officials in Bomet that he was needed for quarantine but refused to honor the summons.

This, he stated, was a mere ploy by unknown government operatives to ensure he does not make it to Monday’s sitting at the Senate to vote on the revenue formula.

Police officers still camping outside the home of Bomet Senator Christopher Langat at Nyayo estate in Nairobi.
Murkomen threatens to stall today's Senate sitting if Langat is arrested pic.twitter.com/tjxJMoZPbo

— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) August 17, 2020

Bomet Senator Christopher Langat claims home surrounded by police
Langat claims he is being intimidated over revenue standoff
Murkomen threatens to stall Senate sitting if Langat is arrested #DayBreak pic.twitter.com/cYbrsYuP3w

— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) August 17, 2020

Senator Malala, on his part, also from a video shared on social media, confronted the said officers who camped outside his home at 3a.m from the balcony saying that was not an appropriate hour to carry out an arrest.

The officers claimed to have been sent by one of their superiors known as Pius Gitari to bring the Senator in for questioning but Malala declined to oblige.

Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen has since alleged that Samburu Senator Ltumbesi Lelegewe had been arrested and was being taken to Samburu for questioning.

Murkomen threatened to stall Monday’s Senate sitting if the police do not back down and the three legislators are no released.

The Senate will not proceed this morning unless they Produce Senator Malala (Kakamega) and Senator Langat (Bomet). This is nolonger about Money it’s about our lives !

— KIPCHUMBA MURKOMEN, E.G.H (@kipmurkomen) August 17, 2020

Senator Lelegwe (Samburu County) has just been arrested he is being taken to Samburu for “grilling”. No Malala, Langat and Lelegwe No SENATE

— KIPCHUMBA MURKOMEN, E.G.H (@kipmurkomen) August 17, 2020