{
  "id": 12652332,
  "title": "Court defers plea taking of man in cyber harassment of magistrate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/court-defers-plea-taking-of-man-in-cyber-harassment-of-magistrate",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T14:46:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KahawaTungu",
    "slug": "kahawatungu",
    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/court-defers-plea-taking-of-man-in-cyber-harassment-of-magistrate/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Kibera court has postponed the plea-taking of Francis Kamau Karanja, a man accused of cyber harassment, directing him to appear before the Milimani Law Courts. The prosecution requested the transfer of the case to Milimani Law Courts due to the alleged message sent to Magistrate Margaret Murage on September 28, 2026. The message, sent from a mobile number linked to Karanja, allegedly threatened Murage, stating that the prosecution of Gabriel Saka was biased and that Karanja would stop at nothing to ensure justice. The prosecution claims the message could cause fear or apprehension of violence. Karanja faces a charge under Section 27(1)(a) of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act. The court ruled that proceeding with the trial in Kibera could lead to bias allegations and ordered Karanja to remain in custody until his plea is taken before Milimani Court 1 on Thursday.",
  "summary": "A Kibera court has deferred the plea-taking of a man accused of cyber harassment over a message allegedly sent to a magistrate, directing that he be presented before the Milimani Law Courts for plea. Francis Kamau Karanja appeared before the Kibera Law Courts after the prosecution applied for the case to be transferred to the [...] The post Court defers plea taking of man in cyber harassment of…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}