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Court frees State House intruder Brian Kibet Bera
Jkuat student Brian Kibet Bera, who was shot and injured while scaling a State House wall, is pictured at the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi on July 3, 2019. PHOTO | DENNIS ONSONGO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- Schizophrenia, according to the World Health Organization, is a severe mental disorder characterised by profound disruptions in thinking. It affects language, perception and sense of self.
- While releasing Brian, Milimani Chief Magistrate Francis Andayi noted that he must take his schizophrenia medicine and maintain good conduct.
- The man's father, David Kibet Maiyo, pledged to take care of him, following several incidents as a result of the mental illness.
- Mr Andayi released the 5th year mechanical engineering student, of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, after the State prosecutor said the family assured police he would be taken to hospital.
State House intruder Brian Kibet Bera was on Thursday officially handed over to his father, who will take him to Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital for treatment of schizophrenia.
Schizophrenia, according to the World Health Organization, is a severe mental disorder characterised by profound disruptions in thinking. It affects language, perception and sense of self.