NAIVASHA, August 9, 2025 – Tension gripped Maraigushu in Naivasha on Saturday after police officers mounted roadblocks and blocked access to the home of area MP Jayne Kihara. Officers stationed on all approaches to the property stopped vehicles and turned away visitors, effectively halting a planned gathering at the residence. Despite Kihara’s personal attempts to intervene, the blockade remained in place.
The legislator condemned the move, terming it politically motivated intimidation. She accused the government of misusing police resources to target her instead of addressing pressing security concerns in the region. “Instead of mobilising police officers to go and arrest perpetrators of child sex trafficking in Mai-Mahiu, you’re mobilising them to fight one harmless woman,” she said. Kihara also claimed the action violated her constitutional right to privacy and interfered with her personal life, alleging that local police commanders had refused to respond to her complaints.
The development comes just weeks after the MP was arrested at the same residence and charged with offensive conduct likely to cause a breach of peace. She was arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts and released on a KSh 50,000 bond. Her legal team, led by Senior Counsel Kalonzo Musyoka and Advocate Ndegwa Njiru, challenged the case, describing it as vague and politically motivated. Although a magistrate initially directed that she plead to the charges, the High Court last week stayed the prosecution, suspending the matter pending the determination of legal challenges.
This latest standoff adds to the political drama surrounding Kihara, whose relationship with state agencies has grown increasingly strained in recent months.
