Witness says Malindi MP incited supporters but she was not armed

Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa Katana (left) and Geoffrey Okuto Otieno at a Mombasa High Court, April 2022. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

The first witness testifying against Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa has told the court the legislator incited violence at a homestead in Malindi, though she and her co-accused Geoffrey Okuto Otieno were not armed.

The witness, Alfred Kahindi, was testifying against the MP who has been charged alongside Mr Okuto for killing Mr Ngumbao Jola. Mr Kahindi told the court Ms Jumwa uttered inciting words after gatecrashing a meeting where she was not invited.