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Marwa did not defame Mombasa County Speaker, state tells High Court

The State has denied defaming Mombasa County Assembly Speaker Harub Khatri during a press conference by former Coast regional coordinator Nelson Marwa  in January 2016.

 Kipkemboi Rop, a former head of the Flying Squad Unit in Mombasa, while testifying in the State's defence, accused the media of being the authors of the defamatory remarks and not Mr Marwa.

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