Africa-Press – Kenya. Tudor MCA-elect Samir Baloo and his bodyguard Abdul Mohamed have been charged with five election offences in Mombasa court.
In a statement on Thursday by the Director of Public Prosecution, Noordin Haji, the two denied all the charges.
They were each released on Sh40,000 cash bail.
“They were charged with destroying election materials, use of violence and having counter foil ballot papers,” the statement read.
They were also charged with removing materials from a polling station without authority and assault.
Baloo and Abdul appeared before Chief Magistrate Josphat Kalo.
The court however differed plea taking for one Omar Hahmud alias Shallo to September 15.
Shallo was a United Democratic Alliance candidate for the Mvita parliamentary seat.
However, he lost to ODM’s Mohamed Machele.
Violence during the election day started after voters supporting different political camps engaged each other before police intervened.
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