The Office of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions has withdrawn incitement charges against Korogocho MCA, Absalom Odhiambo.
The ODPP informed the court today that they had received an apology letter from the MCA.
The DPP has withdrawn incitement to violence charges against Korogocho MCA Absalom Odhiambo.
The ODPP through prosecution counsel Anderson Gikunda informed the court on Monday that they had received an apology letter from the MCA and that they chose to give him a reconciliation chance.
“Your honour the DPP received an apology letter from the accused and he opted to drop the charges against him”, the prosecution told court.
The MCA appeared before Milimani Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina who allowed the application to drop the charges and acquited him.
The court further ordered that the MCA be refunded his cash bail.
In April, the MCA through his lawyer Danstan Omari had requested the court to withdraw the case.
He said the Director of public prosecution knew Odhiambo’s case was related to demonstrations where six MPs and several protesters have been acquitted in different courts.
He was accused that on January 25, 2023, at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Foundation offices at Capitol Hill – he uttered inciting words that implied causing anarchy in the country.
The prosecution alleged that the MCA said, Kwa siasa ya taifa tunataka tutoke kwenda ikulu tutoe huyu mwizi, nataka tuingie town tufunge biashara, hakuna biashara itaendelea hii town ya Nairobi, ndiyo William Ruto aheshimu Raila Odinga, lazima tufunge biashara hii town.”
He faced a second count of using threatening abusive words with the intent to provoke peace on the same day and place.
