At least 40 individuals who were arrested in various parts of Nairobi County during Tuesday’s Azimio protests were on Wednesday presented before a court of law.
The 40 were arrested by the police following what the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) say is there involvement in acts of violence.
An update on the DCI’s verified social media pages indicate that the suspects were arraigned before different courts in the city.
“They were charged with various offences from Robbery with violence contrary to Section 296(2) of the Penal Code, Malicious Damage to property contrary to Section 339(1) of the Penal Code and Unlawful Assembly contrary section 78(1) as read with section 79 of the penal code,” noted the DCI.
During the Tuesday protests, police say property worth millions of shillings was destroyed.
This include the setting ablaze of a passenger service vehicle along Ngong Road and a truck hauling 29-tonnes of steel cables along the Southern By-pass, from Kampala, Uganda.
According to the DCI, among those arrested along the Southern By-Pass was Kelvin Kavasika, a 23-year-old fugitive who is wanted for committing various robberies in the city.
CCTV footage
Some of the charges Kavasika is facing are pending before court, the police said.
“At the time of his arrest, he was armed with a knife,” added the DCI.
Detectives have also recorded statements from various witnesses and obtained CCTV footage in relation to some of the incidents reported during the Azimio protests.
Some of the evidence, police say, shall be adduced in court, against the suspects.
Meanwhile, the DCI has cautioned members of the public against engaging in acts of violence during the illegal demos.
It warned that anyone arrested shall be dealt with firmly, but within the law.
Azimio has since called off another protest that was scheduled to be held in Nairobi this Thursday.
