Kilifi County Assembly Speaker Teddy Mwambire and Kilifi South MP Ken Chonga will spend a night at Shimo la Tewa Prison as they wait for a ruling on their bond application Friday.
The duo was among four individuals who were arrested on Wednesday during the anti-government demonstration in Mtwapa in Kilifi South.
The other two individuals are; Victor Katana (Chonga’s aide) and Patrick Chiro (Policy Analyst at the officer of Kilifi Senator Stewart Madzayo).
On Thursday afternoon, the four were charged with participating in unlawful assembly contrary to Section 78(1) as read with Section 79 of the Penal Code Chapter 63 of the laws of Kenya.
According to the charge sheet, the individuals took part in a procession and chanted anti-government slogans thereby causing members of the public to reasonably fear that they were assembled to commit a breach of peace.
While appearing before the Mombasa Chief Magistrate Martha Mutuku’s court, the four denied the charge levelled against them.
They applied to be released on reasonable bond terms.
However, Mutuku ruled that the four should be remanded at Shimo la Tewa until Friday afternoon when she will rule on their bond application.
