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Naivasha MP Jayne Kihara has refused to look earlier the DCI aft being summoned implicit remarks criticizing President William Ruto.
She had called the President “mad” for directing constabulary to sprout convulsive protesters successful the leg. The DCI asked her to look connected July 14 implicit allegations of spreading “inciteful oregon disruptive content” nether Section 132 of the Penal Code.
In a missive dated July 14, her lawyer Ndegwa Njiru said the conception utilized successful the summons was declared unconstitutional successful 2017 by the High Court successful the Robert Alai v Attorney General case.
“She is incapable to assistance successful your investigations,” the missive said. “Section 132 was declared unconstitutional and invalid.”
Justice Mwita ruled that the instrumentality was vague, broad, and violated escaped speech. And could beryllium exploited to soundlessness dissenters.
Naivasha MP Jayne Kihara.Kihara’s ineligible squad argued that cooperating would spell against her work to uphold the Constitution.
The DCI said she mightiness person accusation applicable to their probe and warned that ignoring the summons could pb to prosecution. As of now, the DCI has not responded to her refusal.
Kihara is simply a known professional of the Ruto medication and an state of erstwhile Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. Her remarks came during a play of unrest pursuing the Saba Saba protests and the June 25 Gen Z demonstrations.
By Vivian K.
The station MP WHO CALLED RUTO ‘MAD’ REFUSES SUMMONS BY DCI appeared archetypal connected BNN.
