NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 5 – A businessman who was arrested by police in Nairobi following a gun drama at a nightclub has been arraigned in court facing an assault charge.
Chris Obure was paraded before Principal Magistrate Joyce Gandani where he denied assaulting Alila Onyango at B-Club in Kilimani area.
The prosecution told the court the accused confronted the complainant at the club on December 31, 2016 threatening to shoot him.
The accused, according to the prosecution, had been on the run until Thursday when he was nabbed by the police who disarmed him before booking him at the Kilimani Police Station.
The trial Magistrate ordered the accused to deposit a cash bail of Sh20,000 or a surety bond of Sh50,000 to secure his release pending the hearing of his case on March 9, 2017.