Mutahi Ngunyi denies hate speech charges
Political analyst Godfrey Mutahi Ngunyi (right) with his lawyer Malobo Conrad in a Nairobi court on Monday, October 12, 2015 where he was charged with three counts of ethnic contempt. He was released on a cash bail of Sh 200,000 pending hearing on December 2, 2015. PHOTO | PAUL WAWERU | NATION MEDIA GROUP.
Political analyst Mutahi Ngunyi on Monday denied four charges of ethnic contempt and hate speech before a Nairobi court.
He was released on a Sh200,000 cash bail.
Mr Ngunyi appeared in court after losing a bid to stop his prosecution by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
His lawyer, Ms Jennifer Shamalla, had argued that the intended prosecution was malicious and a violation of his rights.
Justice Joseph Onguto, however, declined to grant Mr Ngunyi temporary orders to stop the charges.
The DPP's office had indicated there was evidence to charge Mr Ngunyi with ethnic contempt, contrary to the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) Act.
This was in relation to messages Mr Ngunyi allegedly posted on his Twitter page, disparaging Cord leader Raila Odinga and the Luo community.
