Brian Bera, an engineering student who was shot on the leg after he jumped over the State House fence armed with a knife, has been freed.
Bera was released on a personal bond of Ksh 100,000 by Magistrate Francis Andayi on Thursday.
The magistrate freed him on condition that his father would take care of him in Eldoret, where, he would be undergoing treatment.
However, Bera did not take plea. The court set the date for plea taking on August 7, 2019 when the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital will have issued his medical report.
On Wednesday, the University student had pleaded with President Uhuru Kenyatta and the court to forgive him for intruding State House citing that he would never repeat the mistake.
"I have a problem and I have suffered staying in police cells, I will never repeat those mistakes. I plead with President Kenyatta and Kenyans to forgive me," he appealed.
On his part, Bera's father, David Bera, requested the court to allow him take his son to hospital.
"It might take a long time for him to recover. Detaining him in police custody will not help his condition," he had noted.
He told the court that on various occasions, Bera had walked long distances due to his medical condition.
“He left our home in Kitale and walked to a place known as Lortum in West Pokot, in January 2018,” Bera's father noted.
Earlier on, the State House spokesperson, Kanze Dena, had sent a press statement to newsrooms reminding the public that State House was a protected area and not open to everyone.
"We take this opportunity to remind the public that State House is a designated protected area under the Protected Areas Act,' she had declared.
