{"id":35151,"date":"2021-09-14T14:56:23","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T14:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/?p=35151"},"modified":"2021-09-14T13:48:36","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T13:48:36","slug":"mp-didmus-barasa-to-face-electoral-misconduct-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/mp-didmus-barasa-to-face-electoral-misconduct-charges","title":{"rendered":"MP Didmus Barasa to Face Electoral Misconduct Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Kimilili Member of Parliament, Didmus Brasa, is set to face charges in relation to the fracas witnessed during the Kabuchai by-elections.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, September 14, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Noordin Haji, announced that his office would proceed with the charges against Barasa.<\/p>\n<p>Haji dropped charges leveled against three other leaders who were accused alongside Barasa among them Nandi Senator, Samson Cherargei, Nandi MP Wilson Kogo and his Belgut counterpart Nelson Koech.<\/p>\n<p>However, the case against the Kimilili MP has not been dropped. He is scheduled to appear in court on September 25, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Barasa questioned the move by the DPP, claiming that he was being targeted. He questioned why he was the only one being charged.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We were jointly together. So why would you drop the charges of some, my co-accused, maintaining mine even though you said we were facing two charges?&#8221; He questioned.<\/p>\n<p>The four were questioned by police on allegations of intimidating voters during the Kabuchai mini poll. They were charged with preparation to commit a felony.<\/p>\n<p>Cherargei, Kogo and Koech were let off before Magistrate Stephine Mogute.<\/p>\n<p>Barasa is nonetheless confident that he will prove his innocence in court. He also added that he would use the case against him to develop jurisprudence in the country.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have no doubt that this matter is before the right court. We will go there and argue our case,&#8221; he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Didmus Barasa has had a number of run-ins with the law. On July 30, the MP was caught on camera engaging in a public altercation with a contractor identified as Stephen Masinde.<\/p>\n<p>Barasa contradicted the slap theory stating that he was only trying to signal Masinde to zip up his trousers. He was charged on August 2 and later released on a Ksh150,000 bond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. Kimilili Member of Parliament, Didmus Brasa, is set to face charges in relation to the fracas witnessed during the Kabuchai by-elections. On Tuesday, September 14, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Noordin Haji, announced that his office would proceed with the charges against Barasa. 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