On Monday, Mumia, 47 and president of the Atheists in Kenya Society, denied four counts of publishing false information under Kenya's 2018 cybercrimes law after posting the December 30 images via pseudonymous Facebook and his Instagram account. Arrested without a warrant on January 2, he was held four days before Milimani Magistrate Dolphina Alego granted him a Sh1 million bond with one surety or Sh500,000 cash bail, requiring passport surrender and court reporting; the case resumes January 19. His lawyer called the charges bogus and the bond hefty, while online voices decried it as free speech suppression amid Mumia's history as an outspoken critic, including a prior dropped case over an AI video of Ruto being slapped.
