Aston Lukoye
- Ken Wakuraya was arrested on Saturday while performing at a Kasarani Club
- The news anchor doubles as a Mugithi singer
- He was arrested after failing to pay ksh 20 000
Inooro TV presenter Ken Wakuraya was arrested on Saturday evening while performing on stage at a popular club in Kasarani, Nairobi.
He was arrested alongside others for allegedly failing to pay Sh20,000 which the police demanded without revealing what the money was for.
Wakuraya took to social media to express his anger at the arrest, writing: “What kind of Kenya is this? Is there a curfew? Why arrest artists? I’ve been arrested, now I’m in a police car because I can’t pay 20k. I don’t know where we’re going.”
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In subsequent posts, Wakuraya shared videos documenting his tribulations alongside others as they were ferried away in a police car.
He showed his hands in handcuffs, stating that he was performing at a club when the officers pounced on him.
“These are my hands. They caught me and put handcuffs on me. I am an artist. Who did I steal from? I was performing and I was live. The government knows I was performing. Where did I steal from?” Kuraya complained.
Several voices could be heard grumbling and complaining as they sought to know their offence and where they were being taken to. Some also accused the police officers of stealing their personal belongings.
Wakuraya was eventually released and provided an update on social media, writing: “Thanks good people for your concerns over our arrest yesterday it was soo unfortunate that a band that is working hard to make ends meet can spend a night n half day in police cells while crooks and all manner of criminals are walking free.”
