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Nairobi Senator Mike Mbuvi alias Sonko (left) and Siaya James Orengo. Sonko wants Orengo and four other CORD politicians jailed for allegedly disobeying court orders.
Nairobi Senator Mike Mbuvi alias Sonko wants senators James Orengo, Johnstone Muthama, Otieno Kajwang, Elizabeth Ongoro and politician Reuben Ndolo cited for contempt of court. Mbuvi accuses the Coalition for Reform and Democracy ( CORD) politicians of disobeying court orders issued on July 4 and 7 this year that required them to maintain peace and refrain from making inflammatory remarks during the Saba Saba rally.
The matter was certified as urgent by High Court Judge Justice Isaac Lenaola who directed that it be heard on Monday. In his suit, Sonko also wants Orengo (Siaya), Muthama (Machakos), Kajwang (Homa Bay), Ongoro (Nominated) and Ndolo committed to prison for a period not exceeding six months for disobeying the said orders. He noted that Justice Lenaola had directed CORD leaders to exercise their rights to assembly peacefully during the Saba Saba rally.
The court, he said, required the politicians to assemble peacefully without being armed and without uttering inciting, inflammatory or defamatory remarks. “They uttered defamatory statements during the public meeting held at Uhuru Park on July 7 in contravention of the court orders. He attached transcripts of alleged defamatory statements made by each politician detailing what each said “to incite the crowdâ€.
Read more at: Standard Digital News - Kenya : Nairobi Senator Mike Mbuvi alias Sonko wants CORD leaders jailed