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Kuria and Waititu acquitted of incitement charges

Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria and Kabete MP Ferdinand Waititu celebrate on the corridors of the Milimani Court yesterday after they were acquitted of hate speech charges due to lack of evidence. [PHOTO: GEORGE NJUNGE/standard]

Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria and his Kabete counterpart Ferdinand Waititu have been acquitted of incitement to violence charges due to lack of evidence.

Senior Principal Magistrate Charity Oluoch ruled that the prosecution had failed to provide enough evidence to warrant conviction.

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