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"Kasongo must go": Wamatangi's supporters chant as EACC arrests governor

A screengrab of the moment Governor Kimani Wamatangi was arrested [Kimaku Chege/Standard]

Demonstrations broke out outside the residence of Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi following his early morning arrest by detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).

In videos circulating online, a group of men and women can be heard chanting, "Kasongo must go! Tuko pamoja na wewe!" (We are with you). Another voice adds, "We are together with our leader!"

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