Kilifi DG Saburi released on bail

Kilifi Deputy Governor Gideon Saburi at the Mombasa Law Court. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

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  • Principal Magistrate Elvis Michieka warned Mr Saburi not to contact any witnesses upon his release.

Kilifi Deputy Governor Gideon Saburi has been released on Sh200,000 cash bail or an alternative of Sh500,000 bond with a surety of a similar amount.

A Mombasa court on Thursday also ordered him to deposit his passport.

Principal Magistrate Elvis Michieka directed the accused not to contact any witnesses upon his release.

Mr Saburi has been charged with wilfully exposing himself in public while suffering from an infectious disease without taking proper precautions, contrary to the Public Health Act.

He allegedly between March 6 and March 22, within Kilifi while suffering from Covid-19, wilfully and unlawfully without taking any precautions exposed himself to members of the public.

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