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Bishop Margaret Wanjiru's Case Temporarily Suspended
Chief Magistrate Francis Andayi on Tuesday ruled that Nairobi Gubernatorial Aspirant Bishop Margaret Wanjiru case was temporarily suspended.
Mr Andayi halted the case against Wanjiru following her pending appeal at the High Court.
Last week on Wednesday, Wanjiru was apprehended for storming City Park polling centre together with her supporters and destroying voting materials worth Sh30,000, claiming that there was a mix up in the ballot papers
She was taken to Parklands Police Station and on Thursday charged with malicious damage to property and creating disturbance. The Magistrate ordered she remains in police custody until May 2nd.
Bishop Wanjiru then moved to the High Court on Friday to challenge the decision made by Magistrate Andayi and was freed on a cash bail of Sh100,000.
Read more: Bishop Margaret Wanjiru Arrested
The former Starehe MP contested the Jubilee party ticket for the Nairobi gubernatorial race won by Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko and came a distant third.
Her case will be mentioned on June 27.
Read more: Court Frees Bishop Wanjiru After This Happened
Meanwhile, the appeal protesting her prosecution and bond terms issued
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Bishop Wanjiru to spend two years in prison if found guilty
Nairobi governorship aspirant Bishop Margaret Wanjiru had a long day in court after being charged with attempting to disrupt the Jubilee party nominations.
It was a nail biting experience for the former lawmaker, who looked tired and unkempt as her lawyers haggled with prosecutors for her freedom. And when Chief Magistrate Francis Andayi spoke, Wanjiru was shocked to learn she would spend five more days in police custody until May 2 when she would be released on bond. This will be on condition she pays Sh500,000, as bond, and two sureties of similar amount.
Things turned from bad to worse for the once MP for Starehe Constituency and Bishop of Jesus is Alive ministries, as the glory seemed to have deserted her amidst reality of facing up to two years in jail, if found guilty of the offences.
Night in cells
Wanjiru's ordeal started with being locked up at the Parklands police station overnight, before being detained at the court cells for over ten hours as Andayi made a decision on whether to release her on bail or order for her detention.
As if being in the dingy cells of Milimani law courts rubbing shoulders with suspected hardcore criminals was not enough for Wanjiru, the bishop had no way of monitori
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Bishop Margaret Wanjiru
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1961 |
| GENDER | Female |
| OCCUPATION | Founder and presiding Bishop panic about the Savior Is Be present Ministries |
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