Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza has been arrested moments after donating cows to families in Imenti Central under her Okolea program.
Addressing the media on Wednesday, October 18 after being arrested, Mwangaza said she was distributing cows when the police came and ordered her to get into their vehicle.
“Nataka kusema kwa watu wanaweka uongo kwa social media kwamba kulikua na problems hapa hakuna, tulikuja na department ya livestock tukaendelea na mradi wetu, askari wakakuja tukawauliza shida ni nini wakaniambia niingie kwa gari yao,” said Mwangaza.
The Meru Governor explained that she was doing the programme without any disturbance noting that there were only ten people with her.
“Mi nawaomba watuambie nani aliwatuma na makosa gani nimefanya hapa, raia wote wako peaceful hata hatukuwa wengi, tulikua watu kumi. We wanted to make it very silent na tufanye kazi yetu pole pole lakini askari wamekuja kutuvuruga,” she added.
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Kawira further claimed that the police have held her for two hours without taking her to the police station and press charges against her.
“Am under arrest. The police officers hawataki kunipeleka station kufungua mastaka. Have been held in this police car for two hours now,” she wrote on her social media.
The arrest comes after Meru MCAs started a second impeachment motion against Governor Mwangaza.
Mwangaza is being accused of misappropriation and misuse of county resources.
