A 22-year-old Kiambu man was arraigned and charged in court on Monday, March 1, for plotting to assassinate President Uhuru Kenyatta. Detectives said that Simon Muchiri posted threatening messages targeting the head of state on his social media pages on February 27. "That on February 27 at an unknown place, you published on your Facebook page that you would kill President Uhuru Kenyatta without hesitation if you had a gun," read the prosecution charge sheet. The suspect was further accused of misusing his social media pages and threatening peace and tranquillity in Kenya and the Office of the President. In September 2020, Interior CS Fred Matiang'i warned of a crackdown on social media users he alleged were a threat to the nation.

Source: Daily Nation March 02, 2021 03:56 UTC