DJ Brownskin, popularly known as Michael Macharia Njiiri, who is accused of aiding his wife's suicide incident in 2022, has been released on a bond of Kes200,000.

On Monday, the Milimani chief magistrate Lukas Onyina said he had considered the pre-bail report which he said is in his favour.

"I have considered the report before me which favours the accused as he is not a flight risk if released. I grant him a bond of Kes200,000 or a cash bail of Kes100,000," the magistrate ruled.

Onyina directed that the case should come up for mention on June 22.

Brownskin was held last week after the prosecution claimed his pre-bail report was incomplete.

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The same judge denied DJ Brownskin's request to summon DCIO Kasarani to court for contempt, rejecting his application.

The DJ had asked that DCIO Kasarani Jimmy Kimaru, brought before a Makadara court last week for violating court orders, be ordered to appear in court through his attorney Duncan Okatch.

However, the court stated in a decision by Onyina that it cannot prove any act of contempt because the allegedly disobeyed court orders were given by Makadara Law Courts, which has equal jurisdiction.

The magistrate mentioned that Njiiri had been charged with helping suicide and had appeared in his court to enter a plea.

After the plea, his advocate moved this court to issue a summons against DCIO Kasarani, citing a breach of court directions.

He said counsel for the accused submitted that his client was coerced to confess to the offence as a condition for release.

The prosecution counsel told this court that matters raised by the defence arise from a miscellaneous file before Makadara Law Courts; hence only Makadara stands the power to address the application.

"I do agree with the prosecution that indeed the file before this court does not have any contempt. I, therefore, direct the defense counsel to move Makadara Law Courts with the application to summon the DCIO if it deems fit," ruled the Court.

The DJ has refuted allegations that he helped his wife, Sharon Njeri Mwangi commit suicide on July 29, 2022.

He was charged with a second count of failing to use all reasonable force to stop his wife from killing herself even though he was aware of her suicide plans.

He was also accused of deleting evidence of suicide from his phone on June 1, 2023, knowing that the material would be needed in legal procedures.