CORD, Jubilee MPs locked up for four days over hate speech

From left, Moses Kuria, Ferninand Waititu, Timothy Bosire, Junet Muhamed, Johnstone Muthama, Florence Mutua and Aisha Jumwa at Milimani Law courts in Nairobi when they appeared to answer charges of hate speech. The legislators yesterday spent the night in police cells as the State moved in to crack down on hate speech. (PHOTO: DAVID NJAAGA/ STANDARD)

Eight legislators yesterday spent the night in police cells as the State moved in to crack down on hate speech.
The legislators had to endure forcible arrest, a three-hour detention in dark cells and a further detention of four days in remand after police asked for more time for investigations.

They are now are staring at a Sh1 million fine or a jail-term of up to three years if convicted. Their arrests and arraignment in court was the culmination of dramatic scenes as police sought them save for Jubilee coalition’s Moses Kuria (Gatundu South) and Ferdinand Waititu (Kabete).