Drama as controversial businessman Paul Kobia attacks judge in court

Drama as controversial businessman Paul Kobia attacks judge in court

 

A chief magistrate court was interrupted when controversial businessman Paul Kobia lost his temper and cried loudly in the packed courtroom as he attempted to attack the presiding magistrate from the bench before the court orderlist blocked him.

“Listen to me your honour, this court is unfair to me. Why have I been taken out of a hospital bed to attend court?” posed Kobia in the midst of crying and struggling with the court orderlists.

Kobia appeared in court following a previous summon by Nairobi Milimani Chief Magistrate Francis Andayi who issued the orders after Kobia’s advocate told the court that he had been involved in a road accident and was hospitalized; the advocate did not, however, produce hospital documents hence the summons.

The drama continued outside court cells when the wives of Kobia’s bodyguards took Kobia head on blaming him for the their husband’s woes.

The four bodyguards pleaded not guilty to kidnapping and assault charges on March 24th, 2016 and were released on Ksh800,000 with surety of similar amount or were ordered to pay Ksh500,000 cash bail which they are yet to raise.

Kobia, however, did not take plea on the basis that he is not in stable health to understand the charges facing him and has been given two weeks after which if he is stable he will plead to charges of kidnapping, assault and being disorderly in public.

Kobia, who is out on a bond of Ksh100,000, is accused alongside his four bodyguards of kidnapping and assaulting Londole Iseka Blanchard – a Congolese national.

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