There is three police officers attached to Deputy president Ruto. They were grilled on Thursday over Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi’s escape during the raid at his house. Officers handling the matter want to know what business the elite guards were conducting when police officers arrived to arrest him.
Its reported that the chief inspector and two contastables are attached to the Presidential Escort Unit. The unit gives security to the president and the deputy president. Their families are also protected by the same unit. The investigation say the officers had dropped of the DP at his Sugoi home before retreating to the Kapseret legislator’s home. Reports further indicate that the officers had failed to declare who they were. This is even after officers fired shots near the legislator’s home.
After officers got into the MP’s home the two elite guards emerged. They were armed with two pistols and 30 rounds of ammunition between them. Sudi is charged with hate speech, offensive conduct, resist arrest, being in unlawful possession of a firearm and assault of a police officer.
A group of political leaders led by Elgeyo Marakwet senator Murkomen, attended the court session in solidarity with him. The Kapseret MP was arrested for alleged offensive remarks. He made the remarks against the president Uhuru Kenyatta and former First Lady Mama Ngina Kenyatta. Before his arrest he insisted he had insultrd no one and would not.