Uasin Gishu acting Director enforcement detained after threatening to kill a magistrate
Kerich who appeared before senior Principal Magistrate Christine Menya was denied bail
The Acting Director of Enforcement at the Uasin Gishu County Government,Cosmas Kerich released on bond/File Photo
By Peninah Akinyi &Dianah Chelagat
Cosmas Kerich, the Acting Director of Enforcement at the Uasin Gishu County Government will be detained for four days at the Eldoret GK remand prison after he pleaded not guilty to charges of threatening to kill a magistrate.
Kerich who appeared before senior Principal Magistrate Christine Menya was denied bail until Friday this week when the court will decide on his bail application.
Kerich is said to have threatened Eldoret Senior Resident magistrate Emilly Kigen at the County Headquarters last year, after she witnessed the suspect Physically assaulting a hawker at the Holding cells within the Court Premises .
According to the charge sheet Kerich is quoted to have uttered the following words on 17th October 2022 at the Eldoret Municipal court number six “wewe pia mwanamke toka hapa ama pia tutakuua”
The Director of Public Prosecution directed Kerich be arraigned in Court after establishing availability of enough evidence against the Suspect.
The matter was expedited following an outcry by a section of Uasin Gishu County Legislators led by Huruma Ward Mca Kimani Wanjohi and Uasin Gishu County Assembly Leader of Minority Hon Francis Muya who have expressed their faith in the Court process towards ensuring justice prevails not only for the said magistrate but for a majority of traders in Eldoret who have decried county askaris brutality for a long time.
The matter will be coming up in Court on Friday awaiting a pre -bail report.
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