Gatundu South Member of Parliament Moses Kuria has said he is willing to to bail out an artiste accused of spearheading hatred between two communities through the Ikamba song.
The musician, John Gichiri Njau, had earlier pleaded not guilty to three counts of the offence of ethnic contempt.
Speaking on Thursday, Kuria defended the artistes saying he is not the person behind the song.
“Njau will not sleep in the cell tonight. My lawyer is already working on the bailout. I also want to say it here that Njau is not among the two artistes behind that song. He is just an extra who is filmed picking a mango from a wheelbarrow,” said Kuria during an interview with a
The musician is however still in custody at Industrial Area Remand Prison, after he was unable to raise a cash bail of Sh700,000.
He was arrested after releasing the Ikamba song which mocks members of the Kamba community after Kitui Governor Charity Ngilu banned the sale of the commodity to curb environmental degredation.