Nyayo House: Video Of UDA MP Being Dragged On The Floor By Police Emerges

• The video showed Fafi MP Salah Yakub being dragged out of Nyayo House by a group of security guards
• Yakub made a loud shriek when they dropped him on the ground as he continued to scream, attracting members of the public
• The lawmaker claimed the ordeal during the security check left him with injuries on his arm and left foot

Didacus Malowa, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.

Nairobi - Fafi MP Salah Yakub was the recipient of a recent alleged harassment by police officers at Nyayo House.

What happened to Yakub at Nyayo House?

The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) MP took to social media on Monday, December 11, to express his frustrations following the treatment he received.

Yakub claimed the ordeal during the security check left him with injuries on his arm and left foot.

"It is very unfortunate that police officers at Nyayo House are mishandling the public, and today I fell victim. I was roughed up and seriously assaulted. I sustained injuries to my left foot and arm," he claimed.

The lawmaker claimed he was the 6th MP from the North-Eastern region to be assaulted by the security officers, adding that Kenyans of Somali descent were being forced to pay bribes at the facility.

"There is a policewoman heading security there. She collects money from Kenyan Somalis who applied for passports for them to access the premises, and she verily mishandled most NEP MPs. I am the 6th MP to be humiliated by that contingent," added the UDA politician.

Video shows moment Yakub was harassed

Days after the lawmaker made the claims, a video has hit social media sites showing the MP being manhandled by police officers.

In the video, a group of at least five officers make light work of the MP as they forcibly throw him out of the building.

Yakub made a loud shriek as he was being carried out, attracting Kenyans waiting to be served at the government facility.

After a period of hesitation, the officers pulled the MP away as others shielded members of the public from milling around the scene.

Kindiki admits there is corruption at Nyayo House

In August this year, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki acknowledged that the Nyayo House was riddled with corruption, adding government officials were exploiting the immigration department to take advantage of Kenyans applying for passports.

Addressing the National Assembly, the CS vowed to visit the facility regularly to ensure seamless processing of passports.

"I have admitted that we have a problem in the Immigration Department. But I must say that there are also good officers who are serving patriotically. There are others collecting bribes and harassing Kenyans," he said.