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Changamwe MP slapped with 10 criminal charges after chaotic ODM primaries

Changamwe MP Omar Mwinyi at the Mombasa Court in Mombasa County on Monday 24th April 2017. He was arrested during the ODM Party Nominations. [Photo/Kelvin Karani/Standard]

Changamwe MP Omar Mwinyi has been charged with 10 criminal counts including disruption, destruction of polling materials, and obstructing polling officials during the Saturday chaotic ODM primaries.

Mr Mwinyi was arrested on Saturday after police claimed he stormed polling centres with supporters to disrupt voting. The results for the primary have not been declared.

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