•The Senator made the announcement on his Facebook page.
•According to police sources, a warrant of arrest had been issued against the Senator.
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Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei was on Thursday afternoon arrested and taken to Nairobi for questioning.
The Senator made the announcement on his Facebook page.
According to police sources, a warrant of arrest had been issued against the Senator following the alleged disturbance he caused in the court earlier this month.
Following the drama, a Nairobi court directed the investigating officer to probe him for causing a disturbance in court.
Cherargei was in court for a hearing of his case on hate speech. He has denied the charges.
Chief magistrate Wendy Micheni asked the Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti or Inspector General of Police Hillary Mutyambai to investigate the legislator’s conduct and whether it constitutes disturbance or obstruction of justice.
The court made the directive after Cherargei made attempts to stall the trial by making numerous applications including asking Milimani chief magistrate Wendy Kagendo to recuse herself from the case.
He claimed the magistrate was not giving him a fair trial.
"I will therefore not recuse myself (from the case). I am not hostile to the accused person and I have no interest in the matter. It is my finding that the application for recusal is another way to find adjournment through the back door” the magistrate ruled.
The senator had asked for an adjournment of his case since Monday when his trial commenced.
While dismissing the application, Kagendo said the senator’s conduct had become unruly.
The application was a second attempt by the lawmaker to stall the trial.
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