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TikToker charged for trying to extort Sh0.5m from bank

By Nancy Gitonga | 7mos ago

Joseph Gitonga Kianya at a city court where he has denied a charge of soliciting Sh500 000 from Amos Hunja Mwangi on different dates between July 20 and 27,2025. [Collins Kweyu,Standard]

TikToker and street activist Joseph Gitonga Kihanya alias Gitonga Archives who was on Friday arraigned before a Nairobi court over allegations of extortion from Co-operative Bank has been freed on a cash bail of Sh50,000.

Kihanya is accused of demanding Sh500,000 from the bank through proxy Amos Hunja Mwangi in a bid to pull down an alleged defamatory video published on his TikTok account.

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