Mavoko MP who is linked to burning of the Syokimau Administration Police camp, where three people – including lawyer Willie Kimani has been arrested according to police reports.
“He is in custody for questioning,” a senior police officer at the DCI Headquarters said.
Patrick Makau was arrested after presenting himself at DCI headquarters over burning of Syokimau AP camp. He is accused of inciting youths, mainly motorcyclists, to torch the AP camp last week.
Lawyer Kimani and taxi driver Joseph Muiruri were buried at the weekend while the lawyer’s client Josephat Mwenda will be buried on Monday.
The Administration Police camp that was burnt was vital to investigators because it was marked as a scene of crime with evidence that was yet to be collected. The camp is said to have been used to detain the three before they were later killed and bodies dumbed in river.
“He knows what he did and it was wrong,” Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet said on July 8, after the legislator went into hiding.
The lawmaker was later due to be transferred to Machakos County to face charges there since the AP camp falls under that jurisdiction.