Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa appearing before Mombasa Senior Resident Magistrate Vincent Adet on Wednesday, October 16. She was arrested on Tuesday after chaos erupted in Ganda ward, Malindi, where a by-election is slated for Thursday, October 17/CFM
MOMBASA, Kenya, Oct 16 – Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa appeared in court Wednesday afternoon where prosecutors were seeking orders to detain her further awaiting the outcome of an investigation on her role in Tuesday night fracas in Ganda ward where a person was shot dead.
The prosecution also sought the detention of Okuto Otieno, an aide of Jumwa, at Port Police for 21 days.
The two appeared before Mombasa Senior Resident Magistrate Vincent Adet who was expected to rule on the prosecution’s application later on Wednesday.
Jumwa is said to have stormed a meeting organised by ODM candidate Reuben Katana at his home, where chaos ensued, with locals accusing her driver of shooting a person.
Organisers of the meeting accused her of disrupting the meeting between Katana and ODM agents for the by-election scheduled for Thursday.
Jumwa is a member of ODM but pledges loyalty to the ruling Jubilee Party, often accompanying Deputy President William Ruto to political meetings.
A police report seen by Capital FM News indicated that it was not certain who shot the person identified as Ngumbao Jola, an uncle to the ODM candidate. He succumbed to injuries at the Malindi General Hospital.
“We want an investigation carried out. There are some who say that it is the police who shot at the man while others say it is my bodyguards. We want to know the truth,” Jumwa said soon after the incident.
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