Comedian-turned-activist Eric Omondi has been arrested in Nairobi CBD.

🇰🇪 Breaking It Down

Omondi was arrested on Monday, 7 September, by plain-clothes police officers at the Nairobi National Archives. The arrest was carried out without incident.

Footage seen by Kenyans.co.ke shows an officer handcuffing Omondi before placing him in a police vehicle.

Omondi is heard asking the officers what he had done wrong and where he was being taken, but they did not respond.

📌 What You Need to Know

In the moments building up to his arrest, Omondi was holding a peaceful protest calling for changes to Kenya’s governance structure, including a reduction in the number of counties, Members of Parliament and Members of County Assemblies (MCAs).

He is calling for a mass reduction of the number of counties from 47 to just eight, reverting to the then 8 regions.

At the same time, Omondi is demanding that the Senate and Women's Representatives positions be scrapped.

He is also calling on the government to do away with the nominated representatives, as well as the reduction of MCAs.

"Reduce the number of counties from 47 to 8, do away with nominated members, scrap the Senate, abolish the Women Reps, and reduce the number of MCAs," Eric Omondi was heard saying.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke