Stop.
Mbita MP Millie Odhiambo's personal assistant Derrick Ochieng learnt this the hard way.
On Wednesday, Derrick was charged with insulting Rangwe legislature Lilian Gogo on her Facebook account.
Ochieng who is also a city freelance journalist appeared before Milimani Chief Magistrate Francis Andayi and denied the charges.
According to the charge sheet, Ochieng jointly with others not before the court, by use of print, digital and electronic means published and broadcasted insults to the Facebook account of MP Gogo that read as follows;
"You are a thief and not worth being an MP for Rangwe constituency,"
It was done with the intent to insult, cause fear and alarm to the people of Rangwe in Homa Bay county and the general public."
The accused said the charges against him are meant to intimidate him in his line of duty.
He urged the court to grant him lenient cash bail saying that he is a father of three siblings who depend on him.
The magistrate, however, ordered him to be released on a cash bail of Sh 50,000 pending the hearing of the case on April 11.
-The Star