Jackson Siro, aged 20 , wailed uncontrolablly when the trial magistrate Lucy Mbugua told him to deposit the cash so as to secure his freedom. Mr Siro is a first year student at Kenya Technical Teachers College, Nairobi.
He pleaded to be forgiven calling out the name of the Inpsector General of Police Mr Kimaiyo. “Kimaiyo nisamehe , Kimaiyo nisamehe”, he said. ( Mr Kimaiyo forgive me.)
As the police led him to the basement cells, he collapsed at the court corridor causing more drama. Before the policeman who was guarding him came to his rescue, his relatives lifted him and carried him to the cells.
Mr Siro had last week admitted two counts of impersonating Mr Kimaiyo but he could not be sentenced immediately because the prosecutor asked for more time to present the evidence.
The magistrate directed that he be produced on Tuesday in court for sentencing but he changed his plea and denied that he impersonated Mr Kimaiyo.
The court then released him on cash bail until April 14 when his trial will commence.
He is accused of falsely presenting himself to be Mr Kimaiyo through a Facebook account.
He committed the offence between December last year and January 17.
The suspect denied two other counts of posting offensive messages in the Facebook account.
The police claim that he posted the messages with the intention of causing annoyance, inconvenience and anxiety to the Inspector General of Police.
source: standard Digital
