The WhatsApp group administrator to Deputy President William Ruto's fake assassination letter, Noah Keino, was on Wednesday, November 13, grilled as he gave his testimony at the Milimani Law Courts.
According to investigation reports shared by the Standard, the fake letter was allegedly first posted on the group dubbed 'Tanga Tanga Movement Group' before it went viral.
"I recall very well it was on June 20, 2019, when the letter was posted on the group. It gave an indication that the message had been penned by a Cabinet Secretary. Other writings had been cancelled with blue ink," he stated during the hearing where State House Director of Digital and Media was charged with authoring the letter.
Speaking in front of Magistrate Martha Mutuku, he went on to state that he had never met Itumbi in person.
Keino went on to reveal that the WhatsApp group members were on full panic mode once the letter was shared, resulting in a mass exodus.
"After the letter was posted in the group by one of the members, others started leaving one by one. They said they were scared," the WhatsApp group admin stated.
According to his testimony, the WhatsApp group had been formed to act as a forum where DP Ruto's supporters could interact.
Itumbi is currently facing three counts in relation to the fake assassination plot namely: making a false document without authority, publishing a false statement and reprogramming a mobile phone.
He has since denied the charges, with the court going on to state that hearing would proceed in January.
