Reports reaching us indicate that former ODM candidate for Starehe Constituency Member of Parliament Seat Steve Mbogo has been arrested.
It has been alleged that Mr. Mbogo was arrested at around 11 am today for apparently possessing an unlicensed fire arm and bullet proof jacket.
He is currently being held at the Nairobi Area Police station.
In a phone interview with Citizen Digital’s Edaily yesterday, Steve Mbogo spoke out on a viral picture showing him holding a sophisticated firearm while sporting a bullet proof vest at the 14 Riverside Drive in Nairobi on Tuesday afternoon during a terror attack.
Kenyans online questioned the capacity Steve Mbogo occupied as he went to the terror front in a fashion akin to a top specialised anti-terror officer.
Mr Mbogo said he went to the terror front as a “licensed firearms holder, who was willing to help”.
“I am a licensed firearms holder. I was running my errands near the dusitD2 Hotel here in Nairobi, when I learnt that the facility was under a terror attack. Because I was in a position to help, given I have good knowledge on how to handle firearms and protect myself against such situations, I went in to help in the rescue operations. If you are asking in what capacity I was there, I would tell you: I was there as a civilian, who is mandated by law to handle firearms,” said Mbogo.
Mr. Mbogo was however unable to explain why he donned a bullet proof jacket which is not easy for civilians to come by or possess according to the Kenyan law.