Singer Alex Apoko, popular known as Ringtone and five others were on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, charged before Kibera law courts with assaulting five foreigners and damaging property worth Sh5,000.
Appearing before Kibera Chief Magistrate, the musician together with Samson Onunga alias Kazola, Victor B Maringa, Kevin Nyaoke, Brian Jumba Luseno and Geoffrey Mose denied several charges of assault and malicious damage to property levelled against them by the Office of the DPP.
The six suspects were charged that on July 21, 2023, at Bomas of Kenya Muiru Gardens with Lang’ata Sub-county, they assaulted five Sudanese foreigners namely Kongkong Paulino, Gabriel Paulino, Stephen Gatwech, John Paulino and Chuang Emmanuel occasioning them bodily harm.
In count two the six accused persons were charged that on the same place and date, they jointly and unlawfully damaged the chairs valued at Sh5,000 belonging to the family of Kongkong.
The prosecution of the musician and his accused persons comes days after they presented themselves to court following the unfortunate incident that happened at the foreigners apartment near Bomas of Kenya on Friday July 21, 2023.
It is not yet clear why Ringtone and his co-accused persons assaulted the foreigners at their residence.
After denying the charges, the six suspects sought to be released on bail saying they will abide by all conditions set by the court.
They were released on Sh50,000 cash bail and a surety of the same amount each.
