• Tue. Mar 19th, 2024

Nairobi MCA Susan Makungu on the Spot over alleged Human Sacrifice, Drug Trafficking

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An Engineer with the Ministry of Public works is among four people who have been charged with cyber bullying Mlango Kubwa  Member of County Assembly Susan Makungu in a facebook page known as “Jukwaa la Siasa Mathare”.

Javin Ochieng Othuol alias Kinuthia, James Wanjiku alias Gush Manenos  ,Bramwell Wesonga alias Ba Liam  and Wallace Ogundo were charged that on diverse dates between January 1st 2021 and 9th January 2023 being the administrators and members of the Jukwaa la Siasa la Mathare Facebook group ,they jointly with others not before Court posted remarks which discredited Makungu on the platform.

According to the prosecution in the third count they allegedly claimed she was making human sacrifices and selling drugs.

According to the police report the MCA noticed that the  administrator of the group  were posting false allegations that she was involved in human trafficking and drug dealing Makungu then contacted one of the administrators  Othuol who promised to pull down the post if she could cough up Kshs 100,000.

The page was created by Othuol In 2018. The four pleaded not guilty but the prosecution through State Counsel Joy Kaaria opposed the bail application saying that the charges against the accused were serious.

However through their lawyers Dominic Mwenda the accused said that the charges against his clients were “political”.

The defence lawyer told the court that there was  a lot politics around the issue because  the complainant is an mca

“This are just young men in love with politics.There is a lot  politics in this the complainant is an mca.We ask for lenient bail terms,” he said.

However Shadrack Wambui who was holding brief for the MCA asked the Court to restrain the four from further commenting on the matter while the case is still in Court to end the persecution of his client.

“I am asking  the court to consider the purpose of  Courts .It must balance the scales of justice so that the persecution that the MCA has faced doesn’t continue.We ask this  court to take measures  against the accused and they they be stopped from further making scandalous remarks on my client. Want the court to restrain the accused persons from  making further publications and commenting on the Jukwa laa siasa Publication Facebook page as this trial continues,”he submitted.

They were freed on a Bond of Kshs 1million  each with a surety of the same amount.

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