MCA charged with assault, damage to property
By David Musundi, September 14, 2020
A Member of Trans Nzoia County Assembly (MCA) was on Monday arraigned in a Kitale court for allegedly causing malicious damage to property and causing bodily harm to a woman believed to be his father’s friend.
Appearing before Kitale Chief Magistrate Julius Ngarngar, Jubilee nominated ward representative Joseph Trikoi Kapchanga and nine others not before court was charged with malicious damage to property and assault.
Trikoi was charged that on July 18 this year at Chorlim area in Endebes sub county jointly with others not before court willfully and unlawfully destroyed property belonging to Josephine Chepkwarat.
He faced a second count of assault and causing bodily harm by beating up his father’s woman friend and her 23-year-old son who were both treated and offered P3 forms.
He denied the charges and was released on bond of Sh40,000 or cash bail of Sh20,000.