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Activist Nuru Okanga charged with spreading lies about DP Gachagua

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Activist Nuru Maloba Okanga at a Milimani court, November 30, 2023. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

Activist Nuru Maloba Okanga who has been in custody for five days was on Wednesday charged with spreading false information on a YouTube channel regarding Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.

Appearing before Milimani Chief Magistrate Bernard Ochoi, Okanga denied several criminal charges of publishing false, defamatory and threatening information on social media regarding Gachagua.

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