TikToker and street activist Joseph Gitonga Kihanya alias Gitonga Archives who was on Friday arraigned before a Nairobi court over allegations of extortion from Co-operative Bank has been freed on a cash bail of Sh50,000.
Kihanya is accused of demanding Sh500,000 from the bank through proxy Amos Hunja Mwangi in a bid to pull down an alleged defamatory video published on his TikTok account.
Appearing before City Court Magistrate Grace Ouko, Kihanya denied the charge of Demanding Property with Menaces, contrary to Section 302 of the Penal Code levelled against him by the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Magistrate Grace Ouko also issued a gag order prohibiting Kihanya from publishing any defamatory statements about Co-operative Bank or its staff on any social media platforms pending the hearing of the case. Kihanya is accused of demanding Sh500,000 from Hunja and threatening to further tarnish the reputation of the bank on social media.
