Businessman and politician Jimi Wanjigi has finally been released.
Wanjigi, who was presented at Milimani Law Courts alongside his aide Kibe on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, after being arrested on Monday, were freed on a Ksh10 million bond.
Wanjigi to surrender passport
The court has, however, ordered them to surrender their passports. The court will, on September 12, 2024, give a ruling on whether Wanjigi and his aide will face charges.
Charges against Wanjigi
According to Wanjigi and his aide’s charge sheet, they have been charged with preparation to commit a felony, contrary to Section 308(1) of the penal code.
The court heard that Wanjigi, his aide, and others not before court were on August 8, 2024, found with dangerous weapons, among them smoke grenades, within the Nairobi Central Business District (CBD).
“On the 8th of August 2024, at Central Business District (CBD) within Nairobi County, with others before court, were found with dangerous weapons, namely smoke grenades, in circumstances that indicated that you were so armed with intent to commit a felony,” the charge sheet reads.
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Wanjigi’s arrest
The Safina party leader was arrested after he presented himself to Nairobi Area police station on Monday, August 19, 2024, after being summoned for grilling.
Wanjigi had arrived in a sleek Mercedes Benz with customised plates when a police officer barred him from addressing members of the press who had gathered to witness his arrival.
Wanjigi had been summoned to appear at 11 am on Monday but appeared at 2 pm to answer questions surrounding his involvement in the August 8, 2024, protests dubbed Nane Nane.
Similarly, Wanjigi was to shed light on the four teargas canisters, two Motorolla gadgets, seven chargers for pocket phones, and a mobile phone police said they retrieved from a car believed to be his.
Anticipatory bail
On August 9, 2024, Wanjigi applied for anticipatory bail, fearing that police officers were out to arrest him.
In his plea, Wanjigi also appealed to the judge to bar the police from arresting or curtailing his movement.
“Over the last few months, I have been subjected to untold mental and psychological anguish as police officers have been intimidating, harassing, and trailing me,” Wanjigi said in an earlier statement.
Wanjigi spent the night at Kamukunji Police Station after efforts by his lawyers to have him freed failed.
