Mwingi Central MP Gideon Mulyungi when he was arraigned and charged in a Kitui court on Monday over hate speech allegations. [Photo/Nzengu Musembi/The star]
Mwingi Central lawmaker Gideon Mulyungi has been arraigned and charged in a Kitui court with three counts of hate speech and offensive conduct in public.
Appearing before Kitui Chief Magistrate Maryanne Murage on Monday, the first time legislator denied the four counts of charges.
The Wiper MP was charged with offensive conduct in public contrary to section 94 of the Penal Code.
He was also charged with three counts of hate speech contrary to the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) Act.
It was alleged that the MP made offensive and inciting remarks against president-elect Uhuru Kenyatta and the Kikuyu community during a rally at Kalundu open-air market in Kitui Town on October 23.
Mulyungi who was represented by lawyer Dan Maanzo (MP Makueni) was released on a cash bail of Sh200, 000.
The case will be mentioned on November 13 and heard on November 23.
The first time MP was arrested on Monday afternoon after days of hiding.
Last week police raided the MP's Mwingi home after he went into hiding for fear of being arrested over the alleged offensive remarks against president-elect Uhuru Kenyatta.
The vocal Wiper MP has been castigating Jubilee government claiming that UhuRuto's administration has failed to deliver.