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Muthama and MP Moses Kuria arrested in fresh police crackdown on hate speech

Moses Kuria
  • Johnstone Muthama and Moses Kuria on Monday returned to Pangani police station
  • They were arrested separately and taken to the DCI offices, where they were grilled for hours.
  • Kuria is accused of insulting Raila while Muthama is said to have abused the President

For the second time in a year, an MP and a former senator were held at Pangani Police Station yesterday over alleged hate speech.

Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria and former Machakos Senator Johnstone Muthama, who were arrested separately earlier in the day, were denied police bond after they were interrogated for hours at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters.

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