This archive report was first published on 3 August 2020.
On Monday, August 3, 2020, Edgar Obare, a prominent Kenyan blogger, was granted Sh100,000 bail with an option of Sh300,000 bond by the Kiambu law courts.
The bail was granted after Obare was charged with unlawfully publishing private and personal details from the passport of YouTuber Natalie Githinji, popularly known as Natalie Tewa.
Obare, who was represented by lawyers Titus Munene Kinyua and Ojijo Kepher, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
According to the charge sheet, Obare allegedly disclosed Githinji's personal data, including her visa, to his online followers without her consent on diverse dates between July 9 and July 13, 2020.
Obare had published Githinji's passport details, alleging she had travelled to Dubai, at a time when international flights had been suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
He had linked Githinji's travel to that of two legislators – Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho and Suna East MP Junet Mohamed – who had also travelled to Dubai to visit ODM leader Raila Odinga.
The case will be mentioned on August 21, while the hearing has been set for November 2. Obare has been told to refrain from talking about the case.
