Blogger Silvance Adongo Abeta famously known as Wanjiku HSC on X (formerly twitter) has called on his followers, fans and even Orange Democratic Party (ODM) politicians to help him raise money for bail.
The blogger on Tuesday September 12, through his X account (Wanjiku HSC) explained that he was arrested by Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Friday, September 8 and taken to Muthaiga Police station where he claims to be currently held.
“I was picked up by DCI officers from my apartment at Elmwood Heights on Friday,” he wrote.
Moreover, Silvance who reported that he had been charged with publication of false information also alleged that the complainant in the case is deputy president Rigathi Gachagua.
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Likewise, the blogger claimed he had a plea hearing on Monday, September 11 at Milimani Law Court who granted him a cash bail of Ksh 50,000.
As such, he went ahead to issue a phone number for his followers to help raise the bail money while tagging prominent people like ODM leader Raila Odinga and Edwin Sifuna to come to his rescue.
Wanjiku Reveals His Real Name
However, a section of X users were skeptical about helping him raise the cash citing the probability of him conning netizens of their hard-earned money.
X user Elias Kabere said “Wacha ukora siz,weka number inatoa majina yako or you tell us why tunaweka pesa kwa hio line,” loosely translated to stop being cunning siz, give us a number registered to your name.
The blogger revealed that his real name is Silvance Obeta after Kenyans online questioned the legitimacy of his claims.
“I’m booked under the name Silvance Abeta at Muthaiga Police Station anyone who cares can pop in to confirm. The tweet in question is about Riggy G. I’m appealing to the for help. Kindly step in. Thank you,” he tweeted.
Further, Silvance revealed that several people have already sent their contributions for raising his bail money including Embakasi East MP Babu Owino, Dennis Itumbi, Anthony Manyara among other notable names.
According to Wanjiku HSC, the money should be channeled to his advocate with the name Emmanuel.
Wanjiku Charge Sheet
Thereafter, the blogger sent a screenshot of his charge sheet to confirm to netizens that he was telling the truth.
In the charge sheet, an officer attached to the DCI’s, Serious Crime Unit confirmed he is investigating a case of Publication of false information contrary to section 23 of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act no.5 of 2018 among several other offences in the act.
The charge sheet further states that Silvance was arrested on September 9, 2023, within Muthinga area in Kikuyu.
It also adds that to cover his identity, the blogger uses the parody account to publish false information, bully and cyber harass innocent Kenyan citizens.
“The respondent is a notorious cyber bully, who operates a parody twitter account known as @Wanjiku HSC under the names Karen Wanjiku HSC,” it further reads.
According to the charge sheet he posted online, the DCI officer confirms that a tweet was posted on X account known as @WanjikuHSC September 3, 2023, at 2053hrs implicating the deputy president and Kiharu member of parliament Ndindi Nyoro.
“Preliminary analysis of social media accounts signed in the suspect’s mobile handset already recovered, reveal that the suspect’s phone is one of the devices used to log into the twitter account in question,” the charge sheet reads.
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Reactions from Users
Nevertheless, this case has sparked a lot of conversation online with many people shunning the blogger for using a female pseudo name on his X account.
Blogger Cyprian Nyakundi through a tweet shared a picture he claims is Silvance Obeta while also encouraging political bloggers to charge good money for their services.
“Political bloggers must understand that when things go bad, nobody will come to their rescue. Try to build a few, very strong contacts that can come through for you and stop being cheap. Don’t be afraid to ask for Millions to do a gig!” Nyakundi wrote.
Similarly, senior counsel Ahmed Nassir stated that, “Cyprian Nyakundi thanks for outing this conman, told him many times he is a man shamelessly passing off as a woman WanjikuHSC.”