Orange Democratic Movement party treasurer Timothy Bosire on Thursday maintained that the values which he stood for since 2016 were genuine.
Principal Magistrate Martha Mutuku on Thursday acquitted Mr Bosire along with MPs Junet Mohamed, Aisha Jumwa and Florence Mutua over alleged incitement.
The four were charged in 2016 over a speech which the state labelled incitement, before locking them in cells for four days. They were later released.
But at Milimani Law Courts on Thursday, Bosire said President Uhuru Kenyatta has since vindicated him following online graft purge.
Together with his team, he added, they fought against corruption and maladministration, which he says have impaired the country's development agenda.
"The state should know who to distinguish between hate speech from real agitation for development. Some of us are least interested in fiascos," he said.
Bosire added: "In fact, President Uhuru Kenyatta has devised a mechanism to crack a whip against cartels who we were fighting. I feel vindicated."
In 2016, Bosire was also on record for defying Uhuru's order in Parliament that required MPs to stand in honour of soldiers killed in Somalia.
At that time, he argued that the government had failed to compensate a number of families that lost their loved ones in Somalia.
The ODM treasurer and former Kitutu Masaba MP is keen to succeed Governor John Nyagarama. He's facing a stiff challenge from Borabu MP Ben Momanyi.
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