Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has dared the government to arrest Azimio leaders following the demonstrations that took place on Wednesday.
Speaking in an interview with Citizen TV on Thursday, Sifuna said the Kenya Kwanza regime has been threatening to some Azimio leaders but they have failed.
President William Ruto's troops have been threatening to instigate civilian arrest of Raila as they move to introduce a bill to tame protests.
“We want to tell Kenya Kwanza, walk the talk. You have said you are not cowards...arrest Sifuna, Raila. At the end of the day after arresting us, you have to present us before a magistrate,” Sifuna said.
“You have to show the magistrate that it is Sifuna who destroyed that flower bed in Mlolongo. You don’t just come and start talking. So stop talking and start arresting.”
He said everyone in Kenya Kwanza agrees to arrest Raila but no one has the courage to take up the mandate.
“They are all in an agreement to arrest Raila. The problem is that there is no one with the balls in Kenya Kwanza to actually arrest him. They have said this thing for over a year now. They know where Raila is and I can take them to his house today,” Sifuna said.
“In fact, yesterday I was with Cherargei at a committee meeting and I told him as a citizen you have a right to arrest Raila. Can I go with you now where he is then you arrest him? Because these people just talk.”
He added that arresting someone does not mean it is the end of solving problems saying one should have evidence of the crime committed.
“Nobody is going to threaten us. There is nothing these people have not said. There is nothing they can scare us with. If is to arrest, we are ready to be arrested,” Sifuna said.
“Arresting someone is not an ending itself. Because when you appear before that judge you must demonstrate with evidence the link between the action complained of and the person presented accused of that crime.”
The Senator said that Kenyans have lost fear over the government's threats since there are no actions being undertaken.
Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa and his Mbeere North counterpart Geoffrey Ruku gave police IG Japhet Koome a 24-hour ultimatum to arrest the former prime minister.
“If the police do not arrest Raila within 24 hours, we want to ask our supporters, Kenya Kwanza supporters, to arrest Raila and take him to the nearest police station,” Barasa said.
The demonstrations held on Wednesday turned chaotic in many parts of the country as the protesters engaged the police in running battles.
More than 600 people were arrested and detained at various police stations during the anti-government protests.
