A middle-aged man left a magistrate and court officials in stitches after he enquired from the court if he would be allowed to use a cash bail granted by the court for a matter he had been charged with and absconded.
Rama Hussein who appeared before Mombasa Senior Resident Magistrate Vincent Adet and pleaded not guilty to fresh charges of creating a disturbance in a manner likely to cause a breach of peace, enquired from the court if he was in a position to use an earlier cash bail of Ksh15,000, which had been granted by the court in 2020.
To the shock of the magistrate, Hussein informed him that he had a similar case before his court and that he has not been attending court although he had the surety document with him, which he produced in court as evidence.
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"Your honour, is this not court number 5? l was here before you and l have my earlier cash bail with me, all l wanted to enquire if l can use the same in this new matter to be free," he told the court.
In a quick rejoinder, Adet who perused the earlier file informed the suspect that his cash bail had been forfeited to the state after failing to attend court and that there was a warrant of arrest issued by the court.
"Now that you have disclosed to the court, that you absconded court and there is a warrant of arrest against you, you will be re-arrested awaiting trial," the magistrate said.
Hussein had been charged that on April 3, 2022, at Ngamani area of Jomvu sub-county in Mombasa county created a disturbance in a manner likely to breach peace by threatening William Katana that he will cut him using a panga and also calling him a witch.
The matter will be mentioned on May 9 this year.
