“Your honour due to the seriousness of the case against Mwiti, we prefer physical hearing in open court,” said the former MP through his lawyer John Khaminwa.
State prosecutor Angela Fuchaka did not oppose the application but said they will first consider the Covid-19 pandemic situation before fixing the hearing the case in open court.
The magistrate directed that the case to be mentioned on June 16 for the purpose of fixing the hearing date.
Mwiti has denied three counts of rape, intimidation and assault against a woman in Nairobi.
The politician is charged alongside a medical practitioner, David Muchiri, who allegedly conducted an involuntary HIV test on the complainant.