Kenya: Muteti Freed On Sh15,000 Bail After Denying Publishing Incendiary Post

16 December 2025
Capital FM (Nairobi)
By Laban Wanambisi

Nairobi — Boniface Mulinge Muteti pleaded not guilty over allegations of disseminating false information on social media.

Muteti is accused of publishing a provocative post on his X account on December 6, 2025, under the username Mulinge Muteti.

According to the charge sheet, the statement violated Section 23 of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act No. 5 of 2018, which criminalises the publication of false information calculated to cause panic, chaos or violence.

Upon taking plea, Muteti was granted bail of Sh15,000 pending trial.

The matter is scheduled for a pretrial hearing on December 30, 2025.

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