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Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua (pictured) says he wasn’t immediately given reasons for his arrest. [File, Standard]
Mathira Member of Parliament (MP) Rigathi Gachagua has been arrested.
Gachagua was arrested by DCI detectives at his Nyeri home at 5am on Friday.
His lawyer, Wahome Gikonyo, told
The Standard that the detectives, who were 15 in number, did not give reasons for the lawmaker’s arrest.
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Rigathi Gachagua was seized from his Sagana home in Nyeri County. [George Njunge, Standard]
The MP had in February 2021 moved to court to stop the DCI from arresting him over allegations of fraud.
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