By PHILIP MUYANGAMore by this AuthorKilifi Deputy Governor Gideon Saburi on Thursday pleaded not guilty to failure to comply with a directive contrary to the Public Health Act. However, in a reprieve for Mr Saburi, Senior Resident Magistrate Ritah Amwayi dismissed an application by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) seeking to detain him at Manyani Maximum Prison. State prosecutor Edgar Mulamula had on Monday applied to have Mr Saburi held at Manyani Maximum Security Prison to enable police complete investigations. AdvertisementCHARGESMr Saburi was charged with wilfully exposing himself in public while suffering from an infectious disease without taking proper precautions, contrary to the Public Health Act. UHURU COMMENTSDefence lawyer George Kithi in court raised issue with comments made by President Uhuru Kenyatta in an interview with a local vernacular radio station regarding Mr Saburi.

Source: Daily Nation April 09, 2020 09:30 UTC