A Nairobi court Wednesday issued a warrant of arrest against Juja Member of Parliament (MP) George Koimburi after he failed to appear for arraignment on charges related to stage-managing his own abduction.
At the Milimani Law Courts, Koimburi was charged in absentia alongside Kanyenya-ini Ward MCA Grace Nduta Wairimu and five others.
They are accused of conspiring to defeat the course of justice in violation of Section 117(c) of the Penal Code.
The prosecution told court that on May 25, 2025, at Mugutha area in Juja Sub- County, Kiambu County, the lawmaker, along with Peter Kiratu Muhia, David Macharia Gatana, Cyrus Keriu Muhia, Grace Nduta
Wairimu, and two others identified as Peter and Njuguna alias “Njugush”, staged a fake abduction of the lawmaker.
The move was purportedly aimed at obstructing Koimburi’s imminent arrest and arraignment at the Kiambu Law Courts, where he was expected to face four counts related to land fraud.
In addition, the MP faced an additional charge of publication of false information where he reportedly gave a press release from a Nairobi hospital which was broadcast on YouTube, where he claimed he had been abducted and tortured.
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