Brian Mwenda, has today been granted cash bail of shs 200,000 or an alternative bond of shs 300,000
While ruling on the matter, Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina revealed he had considered the submissions by the prosecution, defence and victims in the case.
Onyina further noted that he agreed with submissions by Mwenda’s lawyers that there was no compelling reason to deny the accused bail.
“I therefore release the accused person on a bond of Ksh300,000 or a cash bail of Ksh200,000 with one contact person,” the magistrate ruled.
The case will be mentioned on November 7, 2023.
Through his lawyers, John Khaminwa and Danstan Omari, Mwenda dismissed allegations that he might skip court proceedings arguing that he has no reason to get out of the country.
Omari argued that no compelling reasons have been presented before the court to have Mwenda denied bail.