Nakuru East Member of Parliament David Gikaria has been arrested.
Gikaria was taken to custody following an altercation with an MCA aspirant earlier today within the county, Nakuru Police Commander Peter Mwanzo has confirmed.
He is being detained at the Central Police Station in Nakuru.
Gikaria is seeking to defend his seat on a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) ticket in a race pitting four others among them;
Former Nakuru Town MP David Manyara, former Nakuru Mayor Benson Mwangi, county assembly speaker Joel Kairu, and Kanu women league coordinator Grace Karuga among others.
