BY SAM ALFAN.
Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa has been ordered to appear before a Kajiado court and plead to charges over a botched car deal.
High Court Luka Kimaru ordered the MP to appear before Kajiado Chief Magistrate and face charges over motor vehicle transaction, which happened sometimes in 2016.
“He shall appear before court on August 8, 2020 with his lawyer John Khaminwa at 11:00 am with view to take plea,” ordered Kimaru.
The judge also barred the police from arresting or detaining him, until he appears in court.
In an application, the MP moved to court seeking to be admitted to bail pending investigations and his planned arrest over the civil case.
Barasa told the court unless the orders he sought were granted, the police would arrest him and he stood to suffer as his rights and freedoms would be infringed.
Through the veteran lawyer, the MP pleaded with the court to be admitted to bail.
He revealed that he was involved in a commercial transaction sometimes in year 2016 and sold his motor vehicle through an agent to businessman Irungu John Mwangi. He said Mwangi was a willing buyer for good value consideration.
He claims that Mwangi being in breach of their agreement has chosen to make unwarranted allegations or complaint against him seeking to extort from him a colossal sum of money from him under the guise of compensation for a non-existent breach of the sale agreement.
He further claimed that the businessman has decided to use police officers to intimidate and extort colossal sums of money from him. He further said the matter is a civil case and nothing criminal.
He claims that complaint filed by Mwangi to the police is a ploy to intimidate and harass him using criminal investigations.
