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Vehicle belonging to John Mbadi, Suba South Member of Parliament (MP) and National Assembly Minority Leader was forcefully taken away by Police. Photo:Courtesy
Govt impounds vehicles belonging to NASA leaders
The government has seized vehicles belonging to senior National Super Alliance (NASA) leaders in the ongoing crackdown on opposition leaders – Those affected were John Mbadi, Suba South Member of Parliament (MP) and National Assembly Minority Leader, and Junet Mohamed, Suba East MP who doubles as Minority Whip – The vehicles were reportedly impounded outside Parliament Buildings on the evening of Wednesday, February 7 – Prior to this move, reports had emerged that Embakasi East MP Babu Owino had locked up himself inside the Parliament Buildings for fear of being arrested Government has taken away vehicles belonging to National Super Alliance (NASA) leaders amid intensified crackdown on those who took part in the controversial swearing-in of Raila Odinga on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at Uhuru Park Grounds in Nairobi.
TUKO.co.ke has established that police forcefully took away official cars belonging to John Mbadi, Suba South Member of Parliament (MP) and National Assembly Minority Leader, and Junet Mohamed, Suba East MP who doubles as Minority Whip.
Mambo 12 ambayo hukuyajua kumhusu ‘jenerali’ Miguna Miguna According to a report by Daily Nation, vehicles of these two senior NASA legislators were impounded outside Parliament Buildings on the evening of Wednesday, February 7. Vehicle belonging to John Mbadi, Suba South Member of Parliament (MP) and National Assembly Minority Leader was forcefully taken away by Police. Photo:Courtesy. Install TUKO App To Read News For FREE The legislators were reportedly stopped by police and forcefully removed from their cars. The officers, who were seemingly working under strict orders “from above”, then sped off with the vehicles to unknown destination. “These vehicles belong to the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC). It’s unfortunate that the police can take them away in that manner,” Mbadi protested.
Muhamed, on his part, questioned why the executive arm of the government was behaving as if it had powers over the Legislature. “The vehicles they took is property of Parliament, which is an independent body. I therefore don’t understand why one arm of the government should cede its powers to another,” he argued. READ ALSO: Babu Owino declares he will sleep in Parliament to avoid arrest Mbadi, who doubles as chairman of Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), one of NASA’s affiliate parties, also claimed that the government was planning to impound cars of all opposition leaders in the ongoing crackdown. “I am reliably informed that vehicles of all NASA leaders in Parliament will impounded,” he alleged. READ ALSO: Joho dares govt to repossess his passport days after immigration department suspended it Earlier on, just before Mbadi and Muhamed lost their cars, reports emerged that Embakasi East MP Babu Owino had locked up himself inside Parliament Buildings for fear of being arrested. This was despite court order barring police from touching him. According to a previous report by TUKO.co.ke, the controversial Embakasi East lawmaker said he will spent the night within Parliament Buildings because he had information that police were waiting for him outside. Read more: Source:https://www.tuko.co.ke/
