MP Jayne Kihara Arrested After 20 DCI Officers Storm Her Home & Disrupt Meeting
The lawmaker was chairing a meeting of a group of sand harvesters from Mai Mahiu before she was made to cut short her presentation, which was streamed live on Facebook.
Marvin Chege 
Naivasha Member of Parliament Jane Kihara was on Thursday, July 17, arrested by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), two days after she refused to comply with a summons by the investigative agency.
According to reports, a team of close to 20 DCI officers backed up by anti-riot police, armed to the teeth, surrounded Kihara's home in Maraigushu, Naivasha, Nakuru County at 3 pm.
The lawmaker was chairing a meeting of a group of sand harvesters from Mai Mahiu before she was made to cut short her presentation, which was streamed live on Facebook.
The MP, who cut a calm figure, proceeded to a fleet of Subarus which were waiting for her and which rushed her to Naivasha Police Station, where a team of supporters and fellow lawmakers, including those allied to former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, were waiting to stand in solidarity with her.
Police officers at MP Jane Kihara's home in Naivasha on Thursday, July 17, 2025. /JAYNE KIHARA
Nyandarua Senator John Methu could be heard telling her, "It is for a short while. We will deal with this small matter." She then reemerged, guns blazing verbally against the government, claiming she was being persecuted for her political stand.
"This government that I fought for has arrested me. What can it be? I've never set foot in a police station in my whole life, and my name has never appeared in that book (Occurrence Book-OB). I'm not a pastor. What is going on is politics, so let us go and hear what is being said ahead," she told reporters.
The convoy she was travelling in then left at breakneck speed towards the DCI Headquarters along Kiambu Road, where, coincidentally, Manyatta MP Gitonga Mukunji was giving a media briefing flanked by MPs after spending over eight hours recording a statement.
Kihara was informed that the summons was issued for the alleged "dissemination of inciteful or disruptive content", which she is accused of, accusations that were also thrown against Mukunji.
Lawyer Ndegwa Njiru, while addressing the media outside the DCI headquarters, revealed that Kihara was moved to Pangani Police Station because "according to them, they must take a person who they so desire or don't desire to the most harsh situation". She is set to be arraigned in court on Friday, July 18.
"We have spoken to our principals. We have just called Rigathi Gachagua from the US, Kalonzo Musyoka, Martha Karua and all the principals, and they are in support of us. Tomorrow we expect many of them in court," he added.
The summons, issued on July 11, had directed Kihara to appear at DCI headquarters for questioning over accusations of undermining the authority of a public officer. The DCI claimed she might have information useful to their investigation.
In a swift reply, the MP, through her legal team, said she was unfortunately unable to contribute to the investigation, leading her to reject the summons.
A letter from Assistant Inspector General of Police George Lenny Kisaka indicated that she’s under investigation for allegedly spreading inciteful or disruptive content, accused of violating Section 132 of the Penal Code, which criminalises actions seen as undermining public officials’ authority.
Section 132, previously used to charge individuals with undermining public officers, was nullified by High Court Judge Mwita, who ruled it unconstitutional and officially declared the provision invalid.
Kihara’s legal team contended that complying with a process grounded in a repealed law would violate her constitutional duty to uphold and protect the Constitution.
Officers outside the DCI headquarters along Kiambu Road. /DCI
