After Being Echeswad, Malala is Now a Man in Despair, Here’s Why

Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala’s quest for justice in regards to his leaked fake nude photos might have just hit a dead end after the High Court acquitted the three journalists that were apparently contracted by CS Rashid Echesa to execute the task.

The three, David Onyango Ndolo, Stafford Ondego and Alex Mulwa Nzyoki were arrested on Thursday and charged with wrongful distribution of obscene and intimate images of Senator Malala and an unknown woman. This was in an aim to taint Malala’s image at the orders of CS Rashid Echesa.

The charge sheet read: “On October 23, 2018 with others not before court, (they) published false information through social media ..Facebook and Whatsapp platform with the intent to discredit the reputation of Hon. Cleophas Malala..”

However, the prosecution dropped the charges saying that the section under which the accused were charged was suspended by the High Court.

Publication of false information is contrary to Section 23 of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act of 2018.

Justice Chacha Mwita suspended over 20 sections of the Cybercrime Act in May this year.

The petition had been presented before court by the Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE).

According to James Wamathai, the Director of Partnerships at BAKE, the State had made several attempts to control media freedom online.

“It is the Association’s contention that 26 sections of the law threaten the freedom of opinion, freedom of expression, freedom of the media, freedom and security of the person, right to privacy, right to property and the right to a fair hearing,” he said.

The man at the center of this whole melee Sports CS Rashid Echesa was yesterday summoned by the police.

The police  found reason to summon the outspoken CS Echesa so that he can help them in investigations as they believe he has valuable information needed to unravel the mystery behind  the said nude photos.

Echesa was summoned to appear before the OCS at Kasarani policestation on the 26th of October at 10.00 am.

Detailed conversations revealing how CS Echesa contracted three journalists to tarnish Senator Malala’s image using fake nude photos had earlier been revealed.

In the conversation, the CS is sharing text messages with journalist David Ndolo. The two agree on paymets for the fake nudes design then contract another journalist Stafford Ondego to design the image.

Cleophas Malala already sought the services of Lawyer James Orengo.

Cleophas Malala and CS Echesa have been embroiled in a nasty political duel with Malala accusing Echesa of disrespecting AU’s High envoy for Infrastructure Development Raila Odinga.

CS Echesa is a selfless defender of the deputy President William Ruto and has often refered to Raila as a nobody, a trend that has not augured  well with many political leaders from the Western Region led by Cleophas Malala.

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