Nairobi Senator, Johnson Sakaja, has been arrested.

Sakaja was picked by detectives drawn from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Friday, June 17, at an undisclosed place in Nairobi.

Reports indicated that he was then driven to DCI headquarters along Kiambu Road for interrogation. The reason for the arrest was, however, not immediately established but reports indicated it was in relation to the alleged forged certificate.

His lawyers are said to be camping outside the DCI headquarters after being denied entry.

Prior to the arrest, the Nairobi Senator, who is gunning for the city’s gubernatorial post, was engaged in a bitter spat with the DCI boss, George Kinoti, daring him to effect the arrest.

Kinoti had told Nation Africa that Sakaja and administrators at Team University in Uganda were being investigated over the degree certificate.

The DCI boss noted that Sakaja was being investigated over possible links to an international crime syndicate that has been forging documents.

Elgeyo Marakwet Senator, Kipchumba Murkomen, claimed that President Uhuru Kenyatta had authorized Sakaja’s arrest.

“President Kenyatta has ordered DCI to arrest Johnson Sakaja in the hope that it will help influence the case in the court and IEBC Dispute Committee. 

“Sakaja has a degree and is qualified to run for office under the Constitution and the law. Stop the sideshows. Let the people decide,” Murkomen stated.

Sakaja had earlier pointed an accusing finger at President Kenyatta arguing that the Head of State was using his influence to intimidate him as well as officials from Team University where the got his degree from.

“The purported revocation of my credentials by the CUE Chairman is null and void, and politically instigated. The Chairman, Professor Chacha Nyaigotti Chacha, has been coerced and intimidated by President Uhuru Kenyatta to illegally revoke recognition of accreditation that has been properly issued,” the Nairobi Senator stated.