{"id":211641,"date":"2024-08-21T04:39:44","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T04:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/08\/21\/senate-erupts-in-laughter-as-onyonka-claims-cherargei-cried-during-arrest\/"},"modified":"2024-08-21T04:39:44","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T04:39:44","slug":"senate-erupts-in-laughter-as-onyonka-claims-cherargei-cried-during-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/08\/21\/senate-erupts-in-laughter-as-onyonka-claims-cherargei-cried-during-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Erupts in Laughter as Onyonka Claims Cherargei Cried During Arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-318634\" alt=\"\" width=\"829\" height=\"447\"  data-lazy- src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cherargei.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-318634\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cherargei.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"829\" height=\"447\"  \/>An amusing exchange took place in the Senate on Tuesday morning when Kisii Senator Richard Onyonka made a sensational claim that Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei cried and wailed during a police arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Onyonka brought up this allegation while discussing the motion to consider Douglas Kanja as the next Inspector General of Police.<\/p>\n<p>Onyonka criticized the national police service, accusing it of failing Kenyans through unilateral arrests, and argued that it is now Kanja\u2019s responsibility to restore the institution\u2019s credibility.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cMr. Speaker, as we consider this matter, a gentleman named Jimi Wanjigi has been arrested, and his house was demolished\u2014issues I would like to address in this house,\u201d<\/em> he remarked.<\/p>\n<p>Onyonka then recalled Cherargei\u2019s arrest three years ago, claiming, <em>\u201che was screaming saying oh my God what would happen to me, these people came at 3am.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Cherargei, however, immediately stood up to defend his honour and demand an apology from Onyonka. He asserted that although he was arrested, he never wailed.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cMr. Speaker, is it appropriate for the Hansard to record that I was yelling and crying? I am a proud Kalenjin man who was circumcised at 3 a.m,\u201d<\/em> he retorted, adding, <em>\u201cIn fact, I was arrested naked, but I never cried about it. Can he apologize to me and the great people of Nandi in the spirit of Koitalel Samoei and Talai?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Cherargei\u2019s response drew laughter from the chamber.<\/p>\n<p>Speaker Amason Kingi then challenged Onyonka to substantiate his claim. Onyonka insisted that he \u201cliterally\u201d saw Cherargei wailing and vowed to present a video clip as evidence.<\/p>\n<p>Kingi directed that Onyonka provide the evidence when the House resumes on September 17.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An amusing exchange took place in the Senate on Tuesday morning when Kisii Senator Richard Onyonka made a sensational claim that Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei cried and wailed during a police arrest. Onyonka brought up this allegation while discussing the motion to consider Douglas Kanja as the next Inspector General of Police. 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