National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi now says it was unnecessary for the large contingent of police to storm the offices of businessman Jimi Wanjigi to have him arrested.
In a statement, the Speaker attacked the authority for using force where it is unnecessary.
At the same time, he maintained that the rule of law as dictated by the constitution should be followed to the latter.
"Adherence to the law and its process must always be followed, it is unnecessary for a large show of force to arrest someone for a non-violent crime, without affording them a chance to present themselves, political tolerance is essential in a democracy," Speaker Muturi said.
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The dramatic arrest of Wanjigi saw the police camp at his Kwacha Group of Companies offices for 20 hours in a bid to have the tycoon in their custody.
Wanjigi had refused to surrender to the authorities insisting he had done nothing wrong to warrant his arrest.
The officers were forced to break into the office where he was in and arrested him forcefully.
The Presidential aspirant spent the night at Kamukunji Police station on Tuesday and was on Wednesday arraigned in court.
The court freed him without conditions after a high court order barring his arrest was ascertained.
