Changamwe MP Omar Mwinyi in court over ODM nominations violence

Changamwe MP Omar Mwinyi (Photo: Courtesy)

Changamwe Member of Parliament MP Omar Mwinyi was Tuesday charged with ten counts of interfering with election materials, obstructing election officers and using violence during Orange Democratic Movement nomination party primaries.

Mwinyi is accused that on April 22, 2017 at Mwidani Social Hall, Bomu primary and Al-Inshadi nursery school polling station in Changamwe sub-county, Mombasa County, jointly with others not before court, he destroyed ODM nomination ballot boxes.
He is also accused of, on the same date with others not before the court, obstructing Ambrose Nguti, Mzee Khatibu and Joseph Mbaka Gechuki from executing his lawful duties.
He is also accused of using violence to inflict harm against Athumani Mohamed who was an ODM agent for Ali Ngoshi.
He faces another count of inflicting harm on police officer Agapio Ndwiga who was providing security at the nominations.