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Saburi pleads not guilty as DPP fails produce Covid-19 evidence
Kilifi Deputy Governor Gideon Saburi when he appeared at the Mombasa Law Court on April 9, 2020. PHOTO | KEVIN ODIT | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- Mr Saburi was charged with wilfully exposing himself in public while suffering from an infectious disease without taking proper precautions.
- Defence lawyer George Kithi raised issue with comments made by President Uhuru Kenyatta in an interview recently regarding Mr Saburi's case.
- Senior Resident Magistrate Amwayi warned against discussing the case in public.
Kilifi 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.
