Gideon Mulyungi the legislator who has a knack for making very abrasive comments is in hot water. The legislator was accused of offensive conduct based on the utterances he made during an anti-election rally in Kalundu, Kitui town, on October 23. Yesterday he was arraigned in a Kitui court where he denied three charges before being released on a Sh200,000 bail.
Kitui chief magistrate Maryanne Murage ordered the case be mentioned on November 13 while the hearing of the case has been set for November 23. Mulyungi was represented by lawyers Dan Maanzo (also an MP) and Malinga Mbaluka and appeared composed even as he pleaded not guilty.
Mulyungi further denied two hate speech charges one of uttering a statement that being a member of the Kamba community he had a “bigger manhood” (hehe) than that of the President who is a Kikuyu which the prosecution argued was meant to incite bad blood between the two communities. Does it still count as hate speech if can prove that he truly the “bigger” man? See, he will have evidence to back his claims.
Among the accusations is his claim that the President was chasing after Kamba girls, the Star reports. Lawyer Maanzo asked the court to grant Mulyungi favourable bond terms arguing that he is a respectable person being an MP and a former Permanent Secretary and would therefore not abscond.
This case is showing me that even opinions can get you in very serious trouble, even funny ones at that.
