The embattled Gatundu South Member of Parliament Gabriel Kagombe alias GG who is facing a murder charge for allegedly shooting dead a boda boda rider in Thika last month has today been freed by a Machakos court.
He was released on a cash bail of Sh1million or an alternative bond of Sh2million and a surety of a similar amount.
He was charged after undergoing a mental assessment test as ordered by the Machakos High Court Judge Francis Olel.
He will appear before the same court for mention on July 17, 2024.
In the application, his lawyers argued that the legislator is not a flight risk since he chairs two key parliamentary committees adding that he will not interfere with investigations. The court also allowed the MP to keep his travel documents.
However, a request to have the case transferred to either Milimani, Thika or Kiambu law courts was rejected.
Fracas The lawmaker had attended a ceremony to launch the construction of a market in Thika when chaos erupted between supporters of Thika MP Alice Wahome and Kamenu MCA Peter Mburu. The skirmishes left one person dead and several others with multiple injuries.
