Earlier on today, news broke out that Mombasa governor Hassan Joho had been arrested and was being held at Urban police station something that police have come to deny.
Through a statement from police boss Joseph Boinett, Joho had indeed stormed to the police station but to demand the release of a friend.
Earlier reports had indicated that Joho was arrested following a directive from police headquarters in Nairobi which sought to have the fiery politician arrested alongside other local politicians. The charge is believed t be illegal possession of guns and ammunition.
Joho’s problems started when he had a confrontation with President Uhuru Kenyatta over the launch of the buxton footbridge in Mombasa County which saw his security detail withdrawn. It was later reinstated but he claimed not to need it.
He has since moved out of his Nyali house to an unknown destination where he acquired his own private security detail.