Former Laikipia North MP Mathew Lempurkel was arrested on Wednesday evening on allegations of incitement to violence.
Lempurkel was picked up from a bar in Rumuruti town, Laikipia Police Commander Simon Kipkeu said without revealing the police station he was taken to.
But he said the suspect will be arraigned “anytime”.
The arrest followed killings and injuries in Laikipia West and North by bandits, believed to be from the neighbouring Baringo County.
Kipkeu told the Star by phone: “Lempurkel was heard inciting members of two communities to evict other communities and invade private ranches.”
He said the MP committed the office on Monday at a meeting in Mouwarak area in Laikipia North Constituency.
