Nakuru deputy Speaker Samuel Tonui, who had been charged over the deadly clashes in the Eastern Mau, has a reason to smile after a Nakuru court set him free following the withdrawal of the case by director of public prosecutions.

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Resident magistrate Yvone Khatambi allowed the DPP's application to drop the matter due to lack of sufficient evidence.

The request was supported by an affidavit sworn by investigating Officer Joseph Njogu, who said witnesses refused to testify.

In the affidavit dated January 4, the officer said those who accused Mr Tonui of inciting residents against leaving the forest refused to record statements with police.

Mr Tonui was charged in September 2018 over violence that rocked Nessuit and Mauche.

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