Sakaja apologises, records statement for flouting Covid-19 curfew rules
Nairobi Senator Johnston Sakaja has recorded a statement at Kilimani Police Station and apologised for flouting COVID-19 curfew rules on Friday.
Sakaja, who caused a scene after being arrested and taken to the station, said he is a human being and he can make mistakes.
“I take responsibility for having flouted the Covid-19 rules on Friday. I was outside my home after 9pm and that is against the rules. It is regrettable but all of us make mistakes,” he said.
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The senator has since resigned as the chair of ad hoc committee on Covid-19 in the Senate.
“On flouting the rules, I apologise to Kenyans. I will face the full consequences of the law. I also wish to state that I resigned from the ad hoc committee on Covid-19 which I have been chairing.
"We have done a lot of work so far. I support the work the government is doing across the country and because of that responsibility, and the example I need to set, I have this morning officially resigned," he said.
