By NT Correspondent.
A man alleged to have threatened to kill Nominated Senator Hezena Lemaletian has been released after denying the charge.
Alex Onyolo Kikuyu was ordered to deposit cash bail of Sh25,000 in court, pending conclusion of investigations into the allegations.
Milimani Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina rejected an application by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), seeking to detain the suspect for seven days at Muthaiga Police station, to allow the police to conclude the investigations.
The DCI had also sought an order to the forensic laboratory to examine the digital and electronic gadgets recovered from Onyolo.
In the application, the DCI said the Senator reported the matter in January 2026 in a complaint Ref. No. CID/C/GEN/COMP/6/11/2026/33.
It is alleged that the nominated senator of was at her office in Bunge Towers when she received a series of threatening messages through the WhatsApp platform.
According to DCI, various Airtel mobile subscriber numbers are suspected to have been used in the execution of the offences.
The court heard that in the course of investigations, it was discovered that the information held by the suspect was crucial in facilitating the investigation and eventual prosecution of the perpetrators.
It was alleged that the matter under investigation was established to be an organized crime necessitating the same to be transferred to DCI headquarters Nairobi for further investigation.
During the arrest the suspect, he was found in possession of a three mobile phones paired with one SIM Card. The police said the gadgets needs to be analyzed.
The DCI added that investigation teams needs to obtain bank and mobile money accounts statement to verify information that has been recorded during statement taking.
Further, the electronic gadgets exhibits need to be sent to the forensic Laboratory for analysis. The investigation team also needs to get the mobile phone subscriber details and call data records for Safaricom and Airtel, the court heard.
The police said the suspect claimed that he has no home but puts up in a vehicle, hence a flight risk.
The motor vehicle registration numbers are yet to be confirmed and the records of registrations yet to ascertained, said the police.
But Onyolo dismissed the claims saying he has a home.
