Stephen Sang charged with abuse of office, freed on Sh1m bond
What you need to know:
- The renewed political supremacy war between Mr Sang and Mr Kosgey landed the county chief in trouble as he was arrested over the invasion at Kibwari tea estate at the weekend.
- At a Kisumu court on Tuesday, Governor Sang was charged with malicious damage to property, incitement to violence and abuse of office
- The magistrate dismissed an application to stop the governor from being charged and taking plea, saying it lacked merit.
Nandi Governor Stephen Sang has been charged with three offences following an incident that saw him destroy property at a tea estate associated with former powerful minister Henry Kosgey.
The renewed political supremacy war between Mr Sang and Mr Kosgey landed the county chief in trouble as he was arrested over the invasion at Kibwari tea estate at the weekend.
At a Kisumu court on Tuesday, Governor Sang was charged with malicious damage to property, incitement to violence and abuse of office
He denied all three charges and was released on Sh1 million bond or Sh500,000 cash bail.
The magistrate dismissed an application to stop the governor from being charged and taking plea, saying it lacked merit.
The case will be heard on September 19.
WHAT HAPPENED
On Friday and Saturday, the governor led residents to the tea estate to forcefully clear tea bushes.
He also led a team of county officials in repossessing four acres of the plantation and commenced the construction of a community cattle dip.
The cattle dip, he claimed, was demolished by Mr Kosgey in the 1990's after the piece of land was fraudulently acquired.
The county boss was then summoned by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to record a statement.
Mr Sang reported to the DCI's offices on Monday and spent about an hour there. He was then forced out and bundled into one of the DCI's vehicles and taken to Kisumu.
