BY SAM ALFAN.
A man who claimed to be a legal advisor to the First Lady Rachel Ruto and who intended to use the police to scare his spouse’s ex-husband has been released on bail.
Waziri Benson Masubo alias Benson Waziri Chacha was ordered by the court to deposit bond of Sh200,000 and one surety to secure his release.
The trial magistrate said after considering the submissions by the parties, there were no compelling reasons to deny the accused person bail. The court noted that it was the first time Masubo was appearing before him.
The prosecution had submitted that in 2018, a warrant for his arrest was issued after he faiked to attend court.
The prosecution informed the court that Masubo called the police claiming that a car was trailing him.
He is alleged to have called the police on March 21, alleging that he was a legal officer attached to the office of her Excellency the First Lady and assumed to instruct the regional criminal investigation officer to arrest Kuhuhia.
It later emerged that the man is a former husband to his girlfriend Caroline Ngima.
He is also charged with giving false information to Regional Criminal Investigations Officer Nairobi area.
“Nairobi Regional Criminal Investigation received separate calls from two telephone numbers in which the caller introduced himself as Benson Waziri Chacha and purported to be the legal officer advisor to the First Lady,” the investigating officer said.
The Investigating officer John Kiprop told the court Masubo instructed Nairobi RCIO take action against the occupant of the Toyota passo within Riruta.
The accused person is alleged to have reported the incident to Peter Njeru Nthiga, the Regional Criminal Investigations Officer, Nairobi.
He is reported to have claimed that a motor vehicle, KCU 521D, Toyota Passo was trailing him with a view of harming him.
This prompted the officer to dispatch a team which established that the motor vehicle was not trailing him but belonged to a Kihuhia, a former husband to his girlfriend.
The police said Masubo wanted to use police officers to intimidate and harass Kihuhia and settle his personal scores.
