10 people were arrested on their way to the Nakuru Court to hear the case against Maina Njenga.
The four suspects who had the opportunity to at least get a cup of tea after the session was adjourned also did not enter the court after being prevented from entering.
The trial failed to start as scheduled after the defense team objected to the presence of the police in large numbers in the court.
This is after the court allowed the defense and the prosecution to make plans and allow specific people to enter the building after claiming that the building is not capable of allowing many people to attend the hearings.
Lawyer Ndegwa Njiru said it was wrong for the armed police to block all the roads leading to the Nakuru Court with the intention of stopping the public.
He threatened the defense will protest if friends and relatives of the 12 defendants are not allowed to attend the court session, adding that Kenya is not a police state.
He told Chief Magistrate Kipkurui Kibelion to summon the Nakuru County Police Commander and order him to remove the police officers near the Nakuru Court.
“Even lawyers are not allowed in court before showing identification to prove they are members of the Kenya Bar Association,” he said.
His opinion was supported by Lawyers Evanson Ondiek and Olaly Cheche who said the public has the right to witness the implementation of justice.
“The police consider everyone as a member of Mungiki and we do not know what contributed to their decision,” Ondiek said.
He accused the Government of using the police to intimidate the accused and their relatives.
The leader of the prosecution Wycliffe Omwenga dismissed the requests by the defense saying that the court has the power to allow a few people to attend the hearings.
He claimed the witness fainted on Monday due to crowding in the courtroom.
Judge Kibelion noted that although the court cannot admit everyone, the prosecution and the defense can discuss who should be allowed to enter.
