Mombasa-based TikTok influencer Shedrack Omondi Okindo, popularly known as Mosquito, has been released on bail.
The TikToker was released on bail of Ksh300,000 on Wednesday 20 after several days in custody. He was represented by Embakasi East MP, Babu Owino.
Mosquito was arrested on August 5 by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) amid allegations that he had made seditious and inflammatory remarks in a video.
The detectives stated that they found and arrested the TikToker in the Miritini area of Mombasa County, where he was believed to have been in hiding.
Mosquito's arrest was prompted by a viral TikTok video in which he allegedly threatened to incite retaliation by other former servicemen if President William Ruto's administration did not release two individuals.
The suspect also claimed in the video that he and other former servicemen were prepared to fight the current administration to secure the release of three former officers who had been arrested: Patrick Osoi, Jackson Kihara (also known as "Cop Shakur"), and a third individual.
"I warn you, Ruto, and I want you to listen to me carefully. Release Patrick Osoi. Release Cop Shakur. Do not tamper with the two officers."
"We, as the forces we are tired and we will fight our own. We are not civilians whom you can threaten with a shoot-to-kill order. We have our way. Release those two comrades if you want peace," the TikToker could be heard saying.
The DCI stated that the viral clip contained threats, violence, and incitement against public order.
The three officers mentioned in the video were later released on a cash bail of Ksh 50,000 each after being charged with suspected terrorism offenses.
Osoi was initially apprehended on Tuesday, July 29, and subsequently charged with terrorism and other felony offenses.
Osoi had earlier revealed that the group comprised former officers who had been dismissed from duty for rejecting unlawful directives and standing with protestors during anti-government demonstrations.
“We will fight for every Kenyan mistreated by rogue police, for families of those killed, and for officers neglected by the very system they served. This is a fight for justice,” he asserted.
