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High Court gags Nelson Marwa in defamation suit

Coast Regional Coordinator Nelson Marwa. (Photo: Kelvin Karani/Standard)

The High Court has ordered Coast Regional Coordinator Nelson Marwa to refrain from repeating alleged defamatory remarks against a local businessman. Aharub Ebrahim Kharti accused the coordinator of libel and slander by linking him to illegal guns’ possession.

Mr Marwa is expected to appear in court on February 7, 2017 to explain the remarks he is accused of uttering. In a sworn affidavit, Kharti accused Marwa of smearing his character to get back at Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho.

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