Here’s Muthama’s charge sheet that has shocked Kenyans
Kenyans have reacted in shock after former Machakos senator Johnstone Muthama was charged with inviting the president and his deputy for a physical fight at Uhuru Park.
“Mimi nataka kumwambia na naalika Uhuru Kenyatta na Mheshimiwa Ruto pale Uhuru Park bila askari na mimi na Orengo tuvae gloves tukutane Uhuru Park tuonyeshe kilicho nyoa kanga manyoya; unatisha Raila kama nani?” Muthama is reported to have said.
The prosecution says the words indicated that it might have been desirable to engage in a physical fight which was calculated to bring death or physical injury to persons.
Mr Muthama spent the Monday night in police cells for hate-speech.
He was released on Monday on a cash bail of Sh300,00 or a bond of Sh500,000 with a Sh1 million surety. He was ordered to handle himself in good conduct pending the trail.
Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria faces a more serious charge, which cannot be reprinted.
A copy of Muthama’s charge sheet containing the charges that some have slammed as ridiculous has been shared widely on social media.
Here are a few comments:
Hii charge sheet ya Muthama ni jokes tupu. pic.twitter.com/4rZpq0wMne
— Spillage Village (@KenyanAlmighty) September 12, 2017
If the rap sheet against Muthama that’s making circles online is accurate, then our institutions have gone to the dogs..
— Apa Nakim (@eturkanait) September 12, 2017
Muthama charged with ” threatening to engage UhuRuto in physical fight” . Special Branch and trump up charges are coming back
— Ndung’u Wainaina (@NdunguWainaina) September 12, 2017
Hadi nimeogopa kufunguka hate speech hizi mtaa unaeza lambwa kaa Muthama
— Bon Snow™ (@BorNNy_En) September 12, 2017
Muthama’s charge sheet is laughable & trending like other news in Kenya Police be serous. Just disrupting Raila campaign team #MuthamaArrest pic.twitter.com/qV9CFbz0Ni
— David S Masinde (@dsmasinde) September 12, 2017
I have been warning Kenya is quickly backsliding to authoritarian police state. Senator Muthama’s hate speech charge sheet confirms.
— Ndung’u Wainaina (@NdunguWainaina) September 12, 2017
Now what nonsense is this Muthama charge sheet. Someone MUST take responsibility for the way Kenya Police is being misused for poilitics
— Akamba Warrior (@Mwolooto) September 12, 2017
For Moses Kuria there is a legitimate charge but for Johnston Muthama I see the Magistrate laughing as the charges are read out; mchongoano! https://t.co/P8CpXeyl8W
— Nelson Havi (@NelsonHavi) September 12, 2017