Police are seeking to hold Tiati Member of Parliament William Kamket for a period of 14 days as they investigate the cause of the rising insecurity experienced along the border areas of Baringo and Laikipia Counties.
Kamket was arrested on Wednesday, September 8, at his Kositei home in Tiaty, Baringo County. He was held at the Nakuru West Sub-County Police Headquarters.
The legislator was arraigned today, September 9, before Chief Magistrate Lilian Arika in a virtual hearing. He was permitted by the court to go seek treatment.
Lady Justice Arika stated that she will issue orders whether or not to detain the lawmaker for the said period of time at 11:30 am on September 10.
Kamket was intended to spend the night in jail, however, defence Lawyer Kipkoech Ng'etich told the court that his client needed urgent medical attention.
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He had requested that the MP be treated at a private hospital in Nakuru, but Justice Arika ordered that he be treated at one of the public facilities.
She further directed the defence to file a medical report of Kamket's examination in court on September 10, at 9 am.
The lawmaker will know his fate tomorrow. The defence argued that some of the allegations against the MP are heinous.
The police are seeking to hold the MP for 14 days, so as not to tamper with evidence or witnesses following the unrest in Laikipia County.
Kamket's camp told the court that the clashes ongoing in Laikipia have been happening since May this year, and investigations, if any, should have been completed by now.
The defence further argued that if the investigations had been concluded then they would have by now charged the MP.
Kamket was arrested yesterday, shortly after the DCI raided the home of former Laikipia North MP Mathew Lempurkel.
