A Mombasa court Monday released Kilifi South MP, Ken Chonga Kiti, Kilifi Speaker, Teddy Mwambire Ngumbao, and their two co-accused, Patrick Chiro Charo and Victor Katana Mwaganga on a Sh100,000 bond with one surety and an alternative cash bail Sh50,000 each.
However, Principal Prosecution Counsel Alex Gituma had opposed the release of four accused persons on bond, claiming that the politicians and their aides would also interfere with the investigation and threaten witnesses.
The four are charged with an offense of participating in unlawful assembly contrary to section 78(1) as read with section 79 of the penal code, chapter 63 of the laws of Kenya.
The four allegedly assembled and demonstrated on 19 July 2023, at the Mtwapa area in Kilifi South Sub-County of Kilifi County, thereby causing public fear and a breach of peace.
The case will be mentioned on 8 August 2023.
In a ruling on Monday Chief Magistrate Martha Mutuku said the prosecution has not advanced compelling reasons to deny the accused bond.
The court also ruled that being civil servants, there were no reasons to direct the accused to report to investigators, instead they were ordered to appear throughout their trials before the court.
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