A Senator in Kenya, Senator Sakaja Johnson has officially resigned as Chairperson of Kenyan Senate’s ad-hoc committee on Coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Senator Johnson, representing Nairobi City County, announced his resignation with a letter addressed to the Speaker of the Senate.

Senator Johnson was arrested for violating Covid-19 measures. When charged, he pleaded guilty to breaching curfew and was sentenced to pay Sh15,000 (about N53,000) fine or 3 months in jail.