A Fourth-year student at Moi University who posted a photo on X claiming to be the casket of President William Ruto leaving Lee Funeral Home was on Monday charged with computer misuse and cybercrime.
It was alleged that David Mokaya posted the said picture on his X account with the said photo claiming the president was dead which the state says caused panic to the public.
Mokaya appeared before Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Benmark Ekhubi and denied the charge of computer misses and Cybercrimes contrary to the Cyber Crimes Act.
It was alleged that on November 13 2024 at unknown place within the Republic of Kenya,Mokaya knowingly published information that of a funeral procession with a casket covered with a Kenyan flag, escorted by military officers in ceremonial uniform, which he captioned, “President William Ruto’s Body Leaves Lee Funeral Home” over a computer system “X” using account “LANDLORD@bozgabi” that resulted in panic among the public.
He denied the offense and was released on a Sh 50,000 cash bail and the case will be mentioned in two weeks time.
