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A city lawyer was Tuesday arraigned over Twitter posts ridiculing President William Ruto’s government as a “biblical regime” and suggesting that the military will rule for 90 days before fresh elections are held.

Lawyer Joshua Otieno Ayika was charged with subversive activities contrary to Section 77 (1) (a) of the Penal Code, where he is accused of posting July 16 subversive words prejudicial to Kenya’s public order and security.

Ayika’s tweets on his verified Twitter account allegedly suggested that the military was likely to take over the government between Wednesday and Friday this week.

He also faces an additional charge of publishing false information, contrary to section 23 of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act of 2018.

In the second charge, he is accused of posting information predicting that the military will have taken over the “Biblical Regime” before elections are held in 90 days, words that the prosecution says were desig