Three students from Donald Dima German Medical Training Institute in Bondo Town, Siaya County, were charged with cyber harassment after being accused of making offensive social media posts targeting the institution’s director.
John Maxwell Oganga, Richard Ochieng Amolo, and John Onyango appeared before Bondo Resident Magistrate Christabel Maiyo, where they were each released on a Ksh 30,000 cash bail or an alternative Ksh 50,000 bond.
The court heard that on diverse dates between July 10, 2026, and October 28, 2026, at an unknown location in Kenya, the trio jointly with others not before the court knowingly published grossly offensive messages targeting Director Dima Salome Anyango on a WhatsApp group named Donald Dima Professional.
The charges were brought under Section 27 of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act (Note: Section 27 is the standard statutory section for cyber harassment).
All three suspects pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Magistrate Maiyo also granted a miscellaneous application filed by the investigating officer allowing police to detain the suspects’ mobile phones for 14 days to undergo forensic examination.
The case is scheduled for mention on November 12, 2026.
