THE STANDARD By
Willy Lusige |
March 10th 2021 at 13:05:04 GMT +0300
Senator Cleophas Malala speaking to his lawyer Charles Malala. [Willy Lusige, Standard]
Kakamega court has released Senator Cleophas Malala on a bond of Sh500,000 or a surety of a similar amount.
The Senator has been charged with three counts of felony, assault, causing injury to an IEBC officer, robbery with violence and destroying property at Munami Primary School polling station during Matungu by-election.
Senator Cleophas Malala and his co-accused Joel Wekesa, Shakila Amboye, Joyce Kahvere, Marvin Kombo, Ababu Shago and Secily Ambeyi during a court hearing in Kakamega on March 10, 2021. [Willy Lusige, Standard]
THE STANDARD By
Nathan Ochunge |
March 8th 2021 at 10:31:27 GMT +0300
Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala surrendered himself to Kakamega Central Police station this morning to forestall earlier plans to have him arrested.
Malala, who arrived at the police station moments before 9.30 am, had indicated that he would present himself to record a statement over the chaos the rocked Matungu parliamentary by-election on Thursday last week.
The lawmaker was captured on video at a polling station confronting ODM leaders including Homabay Woman representative Gladys Wanga at Bulimbo Primary School tallying centre.
Amani National Congress candidate Peter Oscar Nabulindo clinched the seat followed closely by ODM’s David Aoko Were with United Democratic Alliance (UDA) candidate Alex Lanya finishing a distant third.