March 25, 1998: Juja MP Stephen Rugendo Ndicho is charged with incitement to violence. He denies the two charges and is remanded at Shauri Moyo Police Station, Nairobi, until Monday, when his bail application will be reviewed. The hearing is on May 29. The prosecutor, Senior Supt Jonathan Mwalili, told Kibera Principal Magistrate Jane Ondieki that investigations were incomplete and more serious charges may be preferred against the MP. Mr. Ndicho was represented by Mr. Kamau Kinga and Mr. Paul Kibugi Muite. He was charged with uttering the words, “All citizens to arm themselves with proper guns but not swords” those guns are not for herding cows but for fighting”, on March 14 at Kamukunji grounds in Shauri Moyo. Nairobi. The court was told the words implied that the people should defy laws relating to the acquisition of firearms. The second charge stated that on the same day at Ruiru stadium in Thika District, he incited members of the public to kill the former Ruiru town clerk, Mr. Joseph Mwangi.

Photo|Nation Syndication