Embattled Malindi Mp Aisha Jumwa has been freed on Sh 2 million cash bail with an alternative of Sh5 million bond. 

This is after she appeared before Mombasa chief magistrate Edna Nyaloti  to face charges of misappropriating sh 19 Million from the Malindi constituency developement fund kitty.

Nyaloti also reviewed bond terms of six accused persons charged on Friday.

The six  are Wachu Omar Abdalla (Malindi CDF Account Manager), Kennedy Otieno Onyango Bernard Riba Kai, Sophia Saidi Charo and Margaret Faith Kalume who are members of the Malindi Tender Evaluation Committee as well as Robert Katana Wanje a Director of Multserve Contractors Limited.

They were charged with 13 offenses including forgery, fraud in procurement and money laundering. their bond from Sh5 million to Sh2 million as well as the cash bail from Sh2 million to Sh500,000.

The matter will be mentioned on September 31.

Jumwa surrendered herself to the port police in Mombasa on Sunday   following a directive from Mombasa the court after the Prosecution told the court that they could not trace her.