Benson Masubo alias Wazir Chacha was on Wednesday freed on a Sh3 million bond or an alternative Sh1 million bail.
He is accused of defrauding MPs and the public using Murang’a woman representative Sabina Chege’s name.
Chacha is facing six counts among them conspiring to register a Safaricom mobile number in the name of the woman MP.
He is also charged with impersonation and obtaining money by false pretence.
He allegedly used the number to contact former Gem MP Jakoyo Midiwo on March 4. Jakoyo gave him Sh20,000.
On March 8, at Sport Restaurant, the suspect attempted to obtain Sh100,000 from the former legislator.
He was exposed after MPs, including Chege, sought police intervention after it emerged the accused had conned several lawmakers.
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Chief magistrate Roseline Oganyo ordered that Chacha deposits his passport in court.
The prosecution had said that he might be a flight risk.
"I, however, order that the depositor of Chacha's bond signs a surety to the court to make sure he appears in court whenever needed," Onganyo said.
Chacha was released after the probation officer Jenevive Akinyi brought a report saying the accused comes from a good and reliable family.
"His family is well-known in their rural area. His father is a former mayor of Kehancha in Kuria. The family is very supportive," she said.
In the report, Jakoyo - who is one of the witnesses, said he had registered his reservations on the accused being released on bond.
The former MP, according to the report, said he believes Chacha is connected to certain influential people and being granted bail will be an avenue for him to try and pervert justice.
"Midiwo indicated that since Chacha is entitled to bail as it’s his constitutional right, stringent measures should be put in place to ensure that the he attends court if given bond," Akinyi said.
The probation officer, however, said Sabina Chege was not interviewed as efforts to reach her were futile.
According to medical reports, the officer said they discovered that the suspect is epileptic, hence suffers unexplainable convulsions.
Chacha's family said they believe he suffers from a mental disorder and explained that he would turn violent and at times walk naked in the village during his school days,.
Last week, magistrate Oganyo ordered for Chacha’s pre bail report to help in giving bond terms.
The case will be heard on August 6.