Naivasha Member of Parliament Jayne Kihara has been released on a personal bond of Sh50,000 pending a court ruling on whether she will face charges of uttering offensive words.
Milimani Principal Magistrate Benmark Ekhubi granted the MP bail after her legal team objected to her taking a plea, arguing that the charge did not disclose any offence known in law. Kihara's lawyers, led by Senior Counsel Kalonzo Musyoka and advocate Ndegwa Njiru, urged the court to reject the plea taking and dismiss the charges, terming the prosecution a politically motivated witch-hunt. "We urge you not to have the MP plead to the charges as we believe her prosecution is pure political persecution.
The charges before you are based on a section that is non-existent in law.
Your Honour, freedom of expression is expressly provided for under the Constitution.
