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August 12, 2026
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Court orders TikToker arrested for skipping Sh500,000 extortion case

Court orders TikToker arrested for skipping Sh500,000 extortion case

Kihanya, also a street activist, was expected to face his accusers in the case filed by a banker...

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A city court has issued a warrant of arrest for blogger and TikToker Joseph Gitonga Kihanya for failing to appear in court for his trial in a Sh500,000 extortion case.

  • The accused is alleged to have demanded Sh500,000 from an official of the Cooperative Bank to remove a defamatory video.
  • The case was filed by Amos Hunja Mwangi, an official at the Cooperative Bank.
  • The court also heard an application to extend orders prohibiting Kihanya from publishing defamatory content related to the case on his social media platform, Gitonga Archives.

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