Troubled Meru County Senator Mithika Linturi was acquitted by a Nakuru Court after his ‘madoadoa’ remarks, police failed to complete their investigations in time.
The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party allied senator was accused of hate speech by the prosecution after the madoadoa remarks that he made in Eldoret.
The prosecution requested the court to drop the case due to a lack of evidence about the remarks. Mithika Linturi’s counsel, Elias Mutuma welcomed the prosecution’s decision to drop the charges.
While addressing a rally in Eldoret, Linturi said: “Sisi tunataka kuwa kwa serikali inayokuja lakini nawaambia watu wa Uasin Gishu msicheze na Kenya na kile nawaomba ni kwamba madoadoa yale mliyonayo hapa muweze kuondoa. Hatuwezi kuwa tukisimama na William Ruto kule Mt Kenya na mko na wengine hapa hawasikii na hawawezi ungana naye