Blogger Robert Alai at Milimani law court where he was charged with posting an offensive message on Twitter against anti-corruption agency boss Halakhe Waqo claiming he has a fake degree on Tuesday January 5,2015..
BY SAM ALFAN.
All known blogger Robert Alai has been charged with posting an offensive message on Twitter against anti-corruption commission boss Halakhe Waqo claiming he has a fake degree.
The blogger is alleged to have claimed in the post that the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission chief executive officer had a fake University of Nairobi degree, which he used to ascend to office.
Mr Alai, represented by lawyer Harun Ndubi, denied that he committed the offence on November 18 last year and was released on a cash bail of Sh30, 000 pending the hearing of the case on March 16.
Its alleged on the 18 of November, 2015 at unknown place ,using Twitter account RobertALAI@RobertAlai to posted “How do you expect EACC to arrest anyone for corruption when its head (Waqo) used a forged UoN degree certificate to get into his office “knowing it to be force and intended to cause annoyance to the said HALAKHE D. WAQO..
The prosecution alleged that Mr Alai knew that the statement was “false” and was intended to annoy Mr Waqo.
Mr Ndubi asked for copies of witness statements and a copy of a letter of application the complainant used to apply for the job.
The case will be heard on March 16, 2016. Alai has faced other related charges in the past.
