By Muuo Mutuku
Acts of State harassment were pulpable yesterday at a brief court session in Makindu township in Makueni County when the County Assembly speaker Douglas Mbilu was discharged from framed charges.
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| Mr Douglas Mbilu |
This unfolded as the office of Office of Director of Public Prosecutions) withdrew the charge of planning Azimio demonstrations along in Emali Township, along Mombasa Road. The demonstrations were aimed at forcing the government to lower the cost of living, among other grievances.
Mbilu was arraigned at Makindu law court on July 25,2023 at the height of the demos on allegations that he was involved in planning demos, a charge he denied and was released on Kes 70,000 cash bill.
The case came up for hearing at the Makindu Law Courts yesterday when Catherine Ngare, representing the ODPP, rose to say that the State could not proceed with the matter.
She explained to the Makindu Senior Resident Magistrate Ms. Maurine Kibe that there existed no evidence to support the charge and was therefore applying to withdraw the case.
Ms Kibe allowed the application to withdraw the charge under section 82A of Criminal procedure code .
Addressing Journalist after the judgement Douglas Mbilu criticized the government for failing to address issues affecting Kenyans indicating that he will not sit and watch the government fail Kenyans.
