Naivasha Member of Parliament Jayne Kihara is expected back in court next Tuesday after her application to skip taking a plea was dismissed.
Her legal team had argued that the charge sheet was defective and sought to have the court stop the plea process.
However, the court ruled that the charge sheet met the required legal threshold.
"Every charge or information shall contain, and shall be sufficient if it contains, a statement of the specific offenses with which the accused person is charged," the magistrate said in the ruling.The magistrate further stated that the charge sheet was clear and easy to understand; he noted that the necessary legal standards had been properly followed.
Kihara was previously released on a personal bond of Ksh 50,000 July 18, 2025, at the Milimani Law Courts.
She was presented before the court after being arrested by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) for failing to present herself to detectives following allegations of incitement and undermining a public officer.
She was accompanied to court by the former Chief Justice Justin Muturi and Senior Counsel Kalonzo Musyoka.
Kihara is accused of having uttered words intended to provoke a breach of peace during a public gathering in Nairobi on July 8, 2025.