A Member of Parliament for Lugari Constituency has initiated an urgent defamation case against a blogger, alleging a social media campaign has falsely painted him as responsible for the death of a local school principal. Hon. Nabii Daraja Nabwera is seeking KSh 20 million in damages and court orders to compel Peter Amunga to remove the offending publications and issue a prominent apology.
The case, filed at the Milimani Commercial Magistrates Court in Nairobi on 10th November, was certified as urgent by Honourable R.L. Musiega on 13th November. The court directed that the application be served immediately on the respondent, with an inter partes hearing scheduled for 20th November 2025.
In his supporting affidavit, the MP states that the legal action was necessitated by posts made by Mr Amunga on or around 3rd October 2025 on Facebook pages including “Kakamega Post,” “Malava Online,” and “Lugari Watchdog.” These posts, he avers, followed the tragic accident and subsequent disappearance of Munyuki High School principal Simon Isiaho Shange, whose body was later recovered from River Kipkaren.
The court documents claim the publications used headlines such as “vanished after Defying an MP,” and “MP Nabuera Daraja Nabii come clean on the death of this teacher.” Hon. Nabwera contends these statements were designed to “wrongly implicate him in the alluded to accident, disappearance and alleged death of the said principal.” In his sworn affidavit, the MP states, “The claims are absolute fabrications, completely unfounded and inaccurate, whose main aim is to settle political scores and mislead the peaceful people of Lugari Constituency.”
Through his lawyers, Danstan Omari & Associates Advocates, Hon. Nabwera had previously sent a demand letter to Mr Amunga on 8th November, giving him twelve hours to admit liability, pull down the posts, issue an apology, and compensate the MP KSh 20 million. The letter stated, “Our client…is unequivocal that the statements by yourself are false, inaccurate, and ill-intended to taint his otherwise shinning name and record in the constituency.” The current application notes that no response was received, prompting the immediate court action.
- The MP further alleges that the online rhetoric has incited real-world threats to his safety. His affidavit includes screenshots which he says show rallying calls for people to “occupy” and “plunder” his home in Lugari, Kakamega County. He describes the defendant as “hellbent on completely tarnishing and painting my name as that of a scandalous, heartless, violent, and brutal politician.”
In contrast, the online posts attributed to Mr Amunga present a starkly different narrative, one of public accountability and criticism of the MP’s leadership. In one article directed at Hon. Nabwera, a post states, “HON. NABII NABWERA — A TEACHER DIED ON YOUR WATCH. SUING BLOGGERS WON’T BRING HIM BACK.” Other social media comments from users, included in the MP’s exhibit bundle, contain direct and incendiary accusations, with one user writing, “We will occupy his house and do it on ourself, NABII NABWERA IS THE FIRST SUSPECT!”
The case touches upon the application of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, which the MP’s legal team cites as having been violated.
With the community reportedly anxious and the principal’s funeral arrangements underway, the focus now shifts to the inter partes hearing scheduled for 20th November. The court’s decision on the interim orders sought by the MP will determine the immediate next steps in a case that has become a focal point for broader political and social tensions within the constituency.
