Jeff Koinange has been arrested.

Talk show host Jeff Koinange appeared before a Nairobi Milimani court after he was arrested on Tuesday,19th May, to face contempt-of-court charges.

Koinange and Gachoka had earlier seek applications to prevent their arrest. However Justice Weldon Korir directed the two to serve the Attorney-General and the magistrate’s court with their application for inter partes hearing on Wednesday.

“I cannot grant the orders you are seeking until I hear both sides of the story,” said Judge Korir.

Nairobi Senior Resident Magistrate Maisy Chesang had last week issued a warrant of arrest against the two for failing to appear in court to answer charges of contempt.

Mr Koinange and Mr Gachoka, through lawyer Gitobu Imanyara, argued that the magistrate treated them unfairly and refused to listen to explanations why they failed to attend court.

After the arrest Koinange drove himself to Milimani Law Courts with uniformed police officers inside his car and was taken to the prosecution’s office for processing.

A warrant of arrest had been issued against him and businessmen Tony Gachoka for disobeying a court order.

The two are accused of discussing businessman Jimi Wanjigi, Sani Mbui Wanjigi and Kwacha Group of Companies Ltd during Mr Koinange’s Jeff Koinange Live show despite an order barring the discussion.

In their applications to lift the warrants filed through lawyer Gitobu Imanyara, they argued that the magistrate treated them unfairly and refused to listen to explanations why they failed to attend court. 

Jeff was later released on a cash bail of Ksh. 100,000.  Senior Principal Magistrate Linus Kassam said that despite the talk show host being a public figure, like anyone else, he was equal before the law and must face the consequences of disobeying court a order.

 At one time, the magistrate said that for Mr Koinange to be arrested four days after issuance of warrants of arrest, means he was a 'flight risk'

The bench iiiiiiis smooooooking in the dock!!