Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala, who was arrested over an alleged involvement in the recent Matungu killings, has threatened to sue Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i and Inspector General of Police Hilary Mutyambai.
Malala, who was released from Kisumu Central Police Station on Sunday, said he would sue the two for unlawful detention.
The Kakamega senator, who claimed that his arrest was political, also said that he read mischief in the charges that were set to preferred against him.
“How can I be booked on incitement to violence charge in the OB, yet they plan to charge me with murder?,” he posed.
The senator was set free a few hours after Director of Public Prosecution Noordin Haji ordered the release of three other politicians who had been arrested and detained in connection to the Matungu killings- until the investigations are complete.
Among those arrested and expected in court today are Malala, former Sports CS Rashid Echesa, Matungu MP Justus Murunga and Mayoni MCA Libinus Oduor.
Reports have also revealed that one of the politicians arrested in connection with the senseless killings in Matungu, Kakamega County, wired Sh150,000 to two main suspects, the police have said.
Police sources said the politicians may be charged with aiding and abetting murder.
“One of the politicians was arrested after the police found out he had sent a total of Sh120,000 to the suspect arrested in Nairobi. The same politician had also sent Sh30,000 to another suspect, who was coordinating activities of the gang in Matungu,” said a police source familiar with the investigations.
By yesterday, it was still not clear the courts the politicians will be arraigned today.“Given the sensitivity of the matter, we are yet to decide whether the four politicians will be arraigned in Kakamega or Kisumu. But by tomorrow (today), we will have decided,” said Western police boss Rashid Yakubu.
However, before his arrest, Senator Malala dragged DP Ruto in the Matugu killings claiming that his arrest was political;