Flying Squad officers on Friday morning arrested former Nairobi Mayor George Aladwa in the city centre over alleged offensive utterances.
The utterances were contained in a video clip widely circulated on Facebook and Twitter.
The detectives trailed Mr Aladwa from Buruburu and caught up with him within the central business district.
He is being held at Kilimani police station.
Flying Squad boss Saidi Kiprotich handed over the former to Kilimani DCIO Phyllis Kanina who is investigating the matter.
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