[File, Standard]Five of the 11 men arrested on Friday in Mombasa have admitted they are members of the Mombasa Republican Council (MRC). The five told the court that they were not arrested in Likoni for flouting Covid-19 regulations as per the charges preferred against them, but for being MRC members. “We are members of MRC,” Luphutsu told the magistrate. They are charged with failing to wear face masks and maintaining social distance on April 30 this year at Maweni in Likoni. Take a surveyOn July 25, 2012, a three-judge bench unanimously ruled that the Gazette notice declaring MRC an organised criminal group was unconstitutional and lifted the ban.

Source: Standard Digital May 05, 2021 01:00 UTC