The organizing Secretary of a Self-help group, Patroba Awino was on Tuesday charged before a Makadara court with threatening to kill a Nairobi resident over a land dispute.
Awino was charged alongside Charles Odhiambo who together they were accused of threatening to kill one Peter Magoma on September 13 in Nairobi's Donholm Estate.
The two were accused of with others not before court, without lawful excuse uttered words....."Tutakuua kama huwezi wachana na shamba".
According to the prosecution, they uttered the words unlawfully, threatening to kill Magoma the complainant, contrary to section 223(1) of the penal code.
They denied the charges before Makadara principal magistrate Agnes Wahito and were released a cash bail of Kshs 30,000 each.
The case will be mentioned on November 29.
The prosecution intends to call eight witnesses.
Awino has found himself on the wrong side of the law as he is also facing two separate criminal cases at the Milimani law courts.
Awino and nine other people were charged with maliciously damaging a perimeter wall valued at Sh144, 400 in March 2018.
They were accused that at around 0100 hours at Donholm phase 8 in Embakasi East sub-county within Nairobi County jointly with others not before the court, willfully and unlawfully damaged a perimeter wall belonging to Gidjoy Investment Limited.
At the same time, they also faced another count of forcible entry into Gidjoy’s property, who is the complainant in the criminal matter.
The offence allegedly happened on March 27, 2018, at Donholm Phase 8 in Embakasi Sub County jointly with others who were not before the Court.
Principal Magistrate Gilbert Shikwe directed that they be released on earlier set bail terms of Sh 20,000.
Awino was also in 2019 charged alongside former Kayole Chief Alexander Hoops and two other persons with land fraud involving Sh 944 million.
The cases are ongoing at the Milimani law courts.
