Just moments after Nakuru East MP David Gikaria was arraigned in court and released on a cash bail of Sh200,000 over allegedly dumping wastes in the Nakuru’s central business District, the MP has maintained that he will not honor a court summon requiring him to appear before the court on September 19 terming the court as illegal and unconstitutional hence not fit to summon him.
He was speaking to journalists on Thursday after leaving the Nakuru law courts where he had been arraigned.
“I do not expect to be granted justice from a Court which is situated at the county headquarters as even the location itself is not gazetted, therefore I am not coming back here again to answer any allegations levied against me” he said
He has also criticized the county government which he accuses for being behind his woes.
“This is a ploy by the County Government led by Governor Kinuthia to silence critics but I can assure them that we are not going to be intimidated” Gikaria said
His lawyer Ochang Ajigo argued that the use of a document signed by a county government staff was discriminatory and infringed upon his client's rights.
Gikaria had been sued by The National Environment Management Authority for leading members of the public in dumping waste on KFA roundabout and other places within the town between July 11 and 16.