What we witnessed yesterday in Nairobi was not incompetence.
It is scripted impunity.
The Senate ordered the arrest of Johnson Sakaja, and he was presented to the Senate to answer to the county funds misuse issues.
Police had the entire weekend.
They did nothing.
Monday comes, still nothing.
4 PM: Senate summons the IG.
7 PM: Suddenly, police “arrive” at City Hall... when Sakaja is long gone.
Then they tell Kenyans live on TV, “We tried.”
No. You performed.
Because let’s be brutally honest,
If this were an ordinary Kenyan, especially a young person on X, they would have been arrested on Friday night.
No waiting. No drama. No excuses. They'd be in cells last Friday.
But when it’s pro-government leaders?
- Delays
- Optics
- Protection
Police know where Sakaja lives.
Police know his schedule.
Police can track anyone when they want.
So who are they fooling?
This is not just about Sakaja.
This is about a system that protects the powerful and punishes the powerless.
A police service that cannot enforce Senate orders is not independent.
It is compromised.
And once institutions start acting like this, the Constitution becomes optional.
That is how countries slide.
Kenyans are not blind.
@sholard_mancity If laws only apply to small people and not to powerful SACCOs or connected operators, then what exactly are regulators there for? Accountability shouldn’t depend on who you know.
We are exhausted. We want safety, not press releases.
@sholard_mancity Kenyans are not disposable.
Every time something like this happens, we get statements, investigations, “we’re looking into it” then business continues as usual. Meanwhile, ordinary citizens risk their lives just trying to get home.
Kama unaishi plot iko na watoto usiwai taka wakujange kwako especially kama wewe ni mwanaume na unaishi pekee. People are evil huku nje utajipata kwa kesi ya defilement mchezo mchezo tu na hivo ndiyo utaenda jela.