A Kenyan court has released a social media influencer and blogger affiliated with opposition leader Raila Odinga’s Azimio coalition and two others who had been charged with cyber-related offences.
Pauline Njoroge, a digital communications strategist with more than 390,000 Twitter followers, was accused of publishing inflammatory remarks targeting President William Ruto. according to an affidavit by the prosecution.
Ms Njoroge had condemned police brutality in the western Nyanza region, an opposition stronghold, which turned violent in the latest round of protests that took place between 19 and 21 July.
She and her co-accused were arrested in the coastal town of Watamu over the weekend for “hate speech against the state”.
They were also allegedly found in possession of substances believed to be narcotic drugs during the arrest.
They had all denied the charges.
They were released on a free bond and the case is due for mention on Wednesday.
Source: BBC
