The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has summoned Naivasha MP Jayne Kihara to appear before it on Monday, July 14.
The summons was addressed to the MP by George Kisaka, the assistant Inspector General of Police stationed at the DCI headquarters.
Kihara was informed that the summons was informed by the alleged "dissemination of inciteful or disruptive content", which she is accused of.
"I have reasons to believe that you, Hon. Jayne Njeri Wanjiku Kihara, MP Naivasha Constituency, is connected to the offence or have information that can assist me in my investigations," partly read the summons letter.
She was asked to show up Monday morning, failure to which she would be subjected to prosecution.
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Reacting to the summons, Kihara, a staunch ally of former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua, claimed it was part of the state's grand scheme against dissenters.
Laying blame on President William Ruto, the lawmaker claimed she was being pursued for her resolve to call out the supposed maladministration in the current regime.
She vowed not to be intimidated into submission.
"The days of intimidating leaders using the criminal justice system are long gone. Summoning me to DCI headquarters tomorrow will not change Kenyans resolve because it's not about Jayne Kihara but our country, Kenya. Mr. President, this is a tried and tested strategy, it has not worked before, it will not work with you either. These political persecutions will not stop us from calling out this oppressive regime," she said.
This came days after Manyatta MP Gitonga Mukunji was arrested.
The lawmaker, another ally of Gachagua, was arrested on July 7 in connection with the violence witnessed in the Saba Saba protests.
According to the DCI, preliminary investigations indicated that Mukunji had allegedly sponsored goons to cause violence, particularly in the Juja Township.
