Man wants 8 lawmakers barred from holding public office
From left to right, MPs Kimani Ngunjiri, Moses Kuria, Ferdinand Waititu, Timothy Bosire, Junet Mohamed, and Senator Johnson Muthama when they appeared in a Milimani court on June 14, 2016 over alleged hate speech and incitement to violence. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
A man has moved to court seeking orders to bar the eight Jubilee and Cord lawmakers charged with offenses relating to incitement to violence from holding any public office.
Charles Kivuva Kioko wants the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) and the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) directed not to clear any of the eight or any other individual who has made hate speech statements.
He also wants the eight bonded to keep peace.
Mr Kioko has sued MPs Moses Kuria (Gatundu South), Ferdinand Waititu (Kabete), Timothy Bosire (Kitutu Masaba), Junet Mohamed (Suna East) and Kimani Ngunjiri (Bahati).
He has also sued Machakos Senator Johnson Muthama, Busia Woman Representative Florence Mutua and her Kilifi counterpart Aisha Jumwa.
The IEBC, EACC, National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) and Inspector General of Police have also been listed as respondents.
Mr Kioko, in his suit papers, alleges the politicians have in the recent past uttered words that have caused anxiety in the country considering their standing in the society.
High Court Judge Joseph Onguto declined to certify the matter as urgent, saying the lawmakers had already been charged and freed on a conditional bond.
(Reporting by Maureen Kakah; Editing by Beatrice Obwocha and Henry Gekonde)
