Secretary of Digital Innovations and Diaspora Communications Dennis Itumbi on Wednesday explained why TV journalist Jacque Maribe was still in prison despite being released on bail Tuesday.
In a series of tweets on Wednesday, Itumbi noted that Maribe's efforts to get out prison were being frustrated by the High Court deputy registrar who was yet to sign her release documents.
"Interesting events at the Deputy Registrar in the High Court. We completed the bond process for our friend Jacque Maribe at 12pm and till now no progress and she is looking at another night in prison despite being freed by The Court yesterday. Let me tell you of the games," he first tweeted.
"Yesterday, the same games were employed. The Deputy Registrar declined to sign the letter committing documents to land registry and registrar of persons yesterday. We decided to wait for today.
"This morning family and friends reported at the High Court at 7 am and the Deputy Registrar signed a letter that was on her desk from last evening at 11 am. No problem with that, we can live with that....
"Problem is after that we were told there is an order that "UPON release the investigating officer and the advocate will take an inventory of house" we argued that is UPON release. So they dropped that line.
"Next we needed a prosecutor from @ODPP_KE and obviously none was willing to get on record. So we decided to tweet.
"Just after the first tweet the calls that were not being picked by @DCI_Kenya and @ODPP_KE officials are now being returned quick and fast.....Asanteni," Itumbi posted on his Twitter handle.
Maribe was released on bail yesterday after spending close to a month behind bars after she was linked to the gruesome murder of Monicah Kimani.
Her co-accused Joseph Irungu, who is also the prime suspect in the murder case was denied bail.