Popular content creator Muchiri Mike has been arrested while on an Instagram LIVE session, around the Kasarani area.
The comedian and singer, who has been massively active throughout the anti-government demos, and who has not hidden his disdain for tthe current political dispensation, was interacting with fans and followers around Kasarani when his LIVE session abruptly stopped.
Muchiri then took to X to notify followers that he had been arrested at Kasarani.
He, however, did not specify what the arrest was about, where he had been booked and who the people behind the arrest were – lately, people expressing their opposition to the government have faced arrests even from plain-cloth individuals, claiming to be the police.
But in a short video shared by someone who was virtually following the drama, Muchiri can be seen seated in his car while a song plays.
Outside, a uniformed male police officer can be seen.
At that point, Muchiri then quickly turns to the camera, saying, “they stopped me he at Kasarani Police Station… And they are trying to…”
The video abruptly cuts and then buffers for some seconds before going off.
Fellow content creator Esther Kazungu also confirmed the arrest, but asked fans to wait for the full version of the story before jumping into. Conclusions.
“Mike’s been arrested and it’s unclear whether it’s a traffic offence or the government doing government things,” she wrote.
“Don’t want to jump into conclusions yet but we’re following up…”
Activist Boniface Mwangi, too, has reacted to the arrest, asking Muchiri to share his phone number in order to find help.
The entertainer-turned-activist has seen his profile grow exponentially over the last month after he took bold steps in pushing for the rejection of the Finance Bill, later becoming one of the most virulent anti-government celebrity voices online.
As the demos started taking shape in early June, Muchiri was one of the first prominent personalities who helped fuel the movement – he helped translate the Finance Bill in a dozen Kenyan languages, making it easy to digest to all Kenyans from all walks of life.
On Sunday, he was front and centre at the Shujaaz memorial concert held at the Uhuru Park in honor of the fallen protesters who died at the hands of rogue police.
CitizenTV
