Thursday, April 4, 2024 – Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has made good his threat and arrested a UDA politician for heckling President William Ruto in Bomet County.
The UDA-nominated MCA and a political activist have been charged
for allegedly causing terror and chaos during President William Ruto's meeting.
Their arraignment comes weeks after Interior Cabinet
Secretary Kithure Kindiki ordered a crackdown on those who he claimed organized
and financed the chaos.
Victor Rop and former Silibwet Township MCA aspirant Bildad
Cheruiyot appeared before Principal Magistrate Martin Rabella.
According to reports, five people have been arraigned
in court, including Donex Kiplangat Biegon alias Generali or Jeshi, Paul
Kiprono Bett, and Michael Ngeno alias Cheboror.
The two politicians, represented by lawyer Duncan Kipngetich
denied all charges levelled against them.
The duo was charged with committing the said offences
alongside other individuals who are yet to be presented in court.
According to the prosecution led by Erick Waweru, the goons
were reportedly armed with crude weapons and stones in a public place. Waweru
said they caused terror to those in the rally.
They are also alleged to have thrown crude weapons and
stones at the gathering to cause a breach of the peace.
The suspects are also charged with conspiracy to commit a
crime by promoting war-like activities, shouting, chanting, and throwing stones
at a crowd during a meeting presided by the President.
Rop and Cheruiyot were released on a KSh 100,000 bond with a
surety of the same amount with the magistrate setting the hearing for both
cases for Tuesday, April 9.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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