Police in Nakuru have released dare-devil Nakuru Town East MP, David Gikaria after he slapped area police boss in a confrontation about an alleged grabbed land along the Nakuru-Nairobi Highway.
Gikaria was released on free bond at 1 am on Sunday and is expected in court on Monday.
The MP was arrested in connection with a land squabble between him and former Nakuru Mayor Mohammed Surraw.
Nakuru Central Police Station OCPD Elena Kabukuru said the MP could not get money at the hour of release hence the reason to release him on free bond.
According to area Deputy Police Commander Kirunya Limbitu, the MP resisted arrest and assaulted a police officer by ‘slapping’ him before he was overpowered.
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A video of the dramatic arrest has since emerged showing a man assumed to be the MP being forcefully carried into a police vehicle.
In a separate incident, MP Gikaria was arrested together with 10 other people after they went to destroy a structure built on a private property belonging to former Mayor Surraw.
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Gikaria is said to have been involved in a fracas with the mayor, attracting a public outcry from residents of Pipeline in Nakuru.
January 28th, the MP was also arrested in connection with the parcel of land where he would proceed to build his expansive home, a matter that is still pending in court.