Revenue sharing stalemate: Night of long knives for Senators over formula amendments

Officers claiming to be from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations for the better part of Sunday night and Monday morning camped outside the homes of Bomet Senator Christopher Langat and his Kakamega counterpart Cleophas Malala.



Senator Langat, speaking from a window of his Nyayo Estate home in Nairobi in a video shared on social media, claimed he was being threatened and intimidated “from all corners” over his stand on the government-backed revenue allocation formula.




We are still here at Sen.Langat’s home with over 15 police officers who are waiting to arrest him to ensure he doesn’t participate in the division of revenue debate later today in the Senate. #UhuruKenyattaLegacy pic.twitter.com/gREKJNCBix— KIPCHUMBA MURKOMEN, E.G.H (@kipmurkomen) August 16, 2020





3 a.m at Sen Dr Langat's home.I think it is time the international community intervened.Kenya is hurtling down a very dangerous curve. pic.twitter.com/ftJgcMF8i6— Aaron Cheruiyot (@Aaroncheruiyot) August 17, 2020




Langat alleged that he had however been expecting the officers saying he was earlier informed by top police officials in Bomet that he was needed for quarantine but refused to honor the summons.



This, he stated, was a mere ploy by unknown government operatives to ensure he does not make it to Monday’s sitting at the Senate to vote on the revenue formula.



Senator Malala, on his part, also from a video shared on social media, confronted the said officers who camped outside his home at 3a.m from the balcony saying that was not an appropriate hour to carry out an arrest.




The DCI has just sent officers to Senator Malala’s house a few minutes to 3 am. They are planning to arrest him and ensure he does not participate in the division of revenue debate and vote in the Senate later today. They want Sen.Msuruve or Sen.Naomi to vote for him. Desperado!— KIPCHUMBA MURKOMEN, E.G.H (@kipmurkomen) August 16, 2020




The officers claimed to have been sent by one of their superiors known as Pius Gitari to bring the Senator in for questioning but Malala declined to oblige.



Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen has since alleged that Samburu Senator Ltumbesi Lelegewe had been arrested and was being taken to Samburu for questioning.



Murkomen threatened to stall Monday’s Senate sitting if the police do not back down and the three legislators are no released.