Kilifi DG Saburi to spend Easter in police custodyKilifi Deputy Governor Gideon Saburi will spend the Easter weekend in the cell after a magistrate declined to free him.Mombasa Senior Resident Magistrate Anita Amwayo requested for Saburi's medical report before she can decide whether to release him on bond. Today, Saburi's lawyer, George Kithi, complained that President Uhuru Kenyatta was trying to prejudice and influence his client's trial. Uhuru's statementSEE ALSO: Covid-19: Agents of deathKithi demanded bond for his client pending trial and guarantees that Uhuru's statement would not influence the presiding magistrate. Amwayo directed both parties to present Saburi's medical report indicating his coronavirus status. She directed that Saburi be detained for six days at Port Police Station and return on April 15 when the medical report will be made available.

Source: Standard Digital April 09, 2020 17:48 UTC