Mombasa tycoon Ali Punjani has been charged with causing disturbance by fighting in public with the sons of slain drug baron Ibrahim Akasha. He denied the charges before senior principal magistrate Francis Kyambia and was released on Sh20,000 cash bail. Lawyer Cliff Ombeta asked the court to grant his clients, the Akashas and Goswami, cash bail pending the hearing and determination of the case. Senior principal magistrate Henry Nyakweba released them on Sh20,000 cash bail each and set a hearing for April 1. Read: Blow to DPP as court summons American witnesses in Akasha extradition caseAlso read: Blow to Akasha sons as application to stop extradition proceedings rejected

Source: The Star January 16, 2017 11:16 UTC