Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has slammed the Ksh50,000 cash bail granted to suspects accused of invading a hospital in Kitengela during the Saba Saba Day protests.
Speaking during a State of Security address in Nairobi on Tuesday, July 15, Murkomen confirmed that hundreds of suspects have been arrested countrywide in connection with the mayhem witnessed during protests dating back to July 7.
Among those arraigned were several individuals involved in the Kitengela Hospital invasion.
According to Murkomen, the suspects were released on a bail of Ksh50,000, a punishment he described as too lenient. "Surely, a Ksh50,000 shillings cash bail after invading a hospital?