MP arrested at Jomo Kenyatta Airport

Lamu West Member of Parliament Stanley Muiruri Muthama was arrested on Thursday night by DCI detectives.

According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the lawmaker was arrested for allegedly engaging in fraud.

Muthama was picked up by detectives at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) and will be charged on Friday.

"Lamu West Member of Parliament(MP), the Stanley Muiruri Muthama was last night arrested at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport by @DCI_Kenya Detectives in connection to fraud," a statement from the DCI read in part.

"He will be charged Today in an Eldoret Court with Tax related Offences," the statement further said.