Homabay man arraigned in court for assaulting police officer

A middle aged man was yesterday arraigned in Homa Bay court charged with assaulting a police officer.

Moses Otieno Obunga, with others not before the court, is accused that on January 18, 2019, willfully and unlawfully assaulted and caused grievous bodily harm to Geoffrey Ochieng Onduh, a police officer attached to Homa Bay Police Station.

The accused person committed the offense at Kapita village in Homa Bay County while the officer was discharging his duties together with his colleague.

The Prosecutor Ahindukha Shabola told the court that the said officer together with his colleague PC Martin Shikuku were going on with their duty on the fateful day when Obunga with others not before the court, obstructed them from operation before beating up PC Geoffrey thus causing  him serious injuries on his body

He added that the victim was taken to the Homa Bay county referral hospital where he was admitted.

But the question is why did Obunga assault the police when he clearly knows the law?

The accused pleaded not guilty before Senior Magistrate Lester Simiyu and was granted a bond of Sh 200,000 with similar surety of the same amount.

The case will be mentioned on February 14, 2019 while the hearing is fixed for February 25, 2019.

The star