Two Senior Police Officers Arrested for Using Police Vehicles to Escort Prophet David Owuor's Convoy

Police have arrested Tharaka Nithi County Police Commander Mary Wangui Omari and Kabete OCPD Joseph Ongaya for using police vehicles to escort Prophet Owuor’s convoy during his grand entry into Nakuru on Friday.

Their arrest comes hours after Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet vowed to take action against officers who assigned several police vans to escort the self-proclaimed prophet.

In a statement to newsrooms, Boinnet termed the kind of security given to Owuor as “inappropriate” adding that it smells of “misuse of public resources.”

“The law allows one to hire police for private functions; however, not to the scale depicted in the [Prophet Owuor] video. [I am assuring you that] action [is] being taken. Misuse of public resources is not permitted," Boinnet said.

The two are being detained at Central Police Station in Nairobi while their vehicles are being held at the Rift Valley Regional Police headquarters in Nakuru.

During Owuor's grand entry into Nakuru, his convoy of more than 40 middle and high-end vehicles was escorted by close to 10 police cars with sirens and two motorcycle outriders.

The preacher is in Nakuru for a meeting dubbed the “Mega Revival Meeting” at Menengai Grounds on December 29th, 30th and 31st. Organizers of the event say the preacher will “offer healing services” and “curse illnesses.”