Controversial Blogger Robert Alai has on Monday been released on a cash bail of 50,000 and bond of Ksh 150,000 for publishing false information through his Social Media pages.
Alai took plea before Magistrate Ndungi at Milimani Law Courts where the hearing was conducted outside the courts over the Coronavirus/Covid-19 pandemic.
Alai was arrested on Friday and taken to Muthaiga Police Station where he spent the weekend behind bars.
Robert Alai is accused of contravening the Computer Misuse and Cyber Crimes Act 2018, which prohibits the publication of unverified information.
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This comes after Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said that Government will arrest anyone spreading false information about Coronavirus.
“I want to appeal to members of the public to desist from any form of misinformation regarding the virus. This rumours must stop,” Kagwe said during a press briefing last week.
The CS appealed to Kenyans to stop spreading false information saying that they will be arrested to prove point.
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