DPP granted more time to decide on charges for four filmmakers linked to BBC's 'Blood Parliament' documentary
When the matter came up for a mention on Wednesday, a senior prosecutor applied for adjournment, saying they needed more time to make a decision on when the four will be prosecuted.
A Nairobi Court has granted the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) more time to decide on whether to charge four Kenyan filmmakers linked to the 'Blood Parliament' documentary by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
When the matter came up for a mention on Wednesday, a senior prosecutor applied for adjournment, saying they needed more time to make a decision on when the four will be prosecuted.
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The four, Nicholas Wambugu, Brian Adagala, Mark Denver Karubiu, and Christopher Wamae, appeared before Milimani magistrate Eric Otieno, who also issued a summon to the investigating officer in the case to appear on June 16.
The officer will come to shed light on whether investigations are being conducted on the four suspects. Their cash bail was extended.
Last month, a Milimani Law Court granted the four Sh10,000 cash bail each to secure their freedom.
Revealing the news, Ian Mutiso, their lawyer, disclosed that the courts had barred the DCI from further arrest or harassment of the four filmmakers who have attracted significant attention in the past few days.
"The court has rendered that our client should not be subjected to any form of harassment or arrest. We have summons for May 21, 2025, at DCI HQ and a mention for May 28, 2025," Mutiso stated.
A search warrant that later surfaced online revealed that police were looking for evidence connecting the four with the BBC documentary and had planned to charge them under the Cybercrimes Act.
This is despite a statement released by the British broadcaster that disclosed that the four were not involved in the shooting of the documentary.
This came after the DCI had summoned the four filmmakers to their headquarters under unclear circumstances. The four adhered to the summons but were not given the reason for their summons.
The summons came after the four had been arrested on Friday, May 2, under unclear circumstances following a raid at their Karen studios. They then went on to spend the night at the Muthaiga and Pangani Police Stations.
News of their arrest was revealed by their business partners, and this was further corroborated by their lawyer, Mutiso, who disclosed their whereabouts in the two police stations.
In the midst of their arrest, police confiscated their equipment and hard drives. Reports that emerged indicate that the four were not charged, and their presence under police custody remained unclear.
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