Johnson Muthama (left) and Moses Kuria (right). [Photo/Nairobi News]
Former Machakos County Senator Johnstone Muthama and Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria on Tuesday denied charges of incitement to violence charges.
The two politicians were released on Sh300,000 cash bail each after denying the charge before chief magistrate Francis Andayi at the Nairobi’s Milimani law courts.
Kuria and Muthama spent Monday night at Pangani police station following their arrests.
Kuria was arrested Monday morning and questioned at the Directorate of Criminal investigations, while Muthama was arrested at his Kangundo home in the afternoon.
Their arrest comes at a time when Kenyans have turned up the heat on the National Cohesion and Integration Commission for allegedly failing to deal with hate speech mongers decisively.
Muthama is accused of committing the offence at Isinya town on 10th of this month by uttering words that had the potential of causing war.
Kuria on the other hand is accused of uttering words perceived as abusive and degrading to the person of NASA presidential flag bearer Raila Amolo Odinga and which had the potential of triggering violence.