The Government has sided with the story that sparked controversy in the media and linked with the arrest of journalist Walter Menya who a magistrate released yesterday after two days in police cells. Government spokesperson Erick Kiraithe in an interview at a local TV station on Wednesday said he could not agree with those linking the arrest of the editor with the article. “What Walter Menya wrote, I have read and I can tell you that it doesn’t amount to crime,” said Mr Kiraithe. He said he could not agree with reports that the story had led to the arrest of Mr Menya who Magistrate Marhta Mutuku released unconditionally saying he could not be held without charges as the prosecution had failed to produce evidence on the progress of investigations. The article published on Sunday featured senior government officials being directly involved in a lobby supporting president Uhuru Kenyatta’s reelection and is registered as Friends of Jubilee Foundation.
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