Four people have been arraigned in court facing charges of possesing dangerous weapons in preparation to commit a felony at a polling station in Mathare.
Felix Ondiek, Cleverent Onyonga, Zablon Juma and Kevin Opiyo were accused of carrying four knives and a panga on April 30 at Old Mathare Primary School polling station in Nairobi.
According to the prosecution, after the four were interrogated, they denied intending to cause any commotion and said the weapons were for their own safety.
"We have heard many cases of goons stealing from people during campaigns and at polling stations especially in Mathare and Kariobangi area," the prosecution said.
The four denied the charges before chief magistrate Heston Nyaga and were released on Sh50,000 cash bail each.