The five Makueni MCAs arrested for interfering with a new principal's work were charged on Friday with incident to violence.
They are Nicholas Maitha (Thange), Jades Kalunda (Kikumbulyu South) and Nominated MCAs Miriam Musyoka, Janet Ngina and Urbanus Wambua.
The five were also charged
with conspiracy to caused injury of reputation and undermining authority of a public officer.
They
appeared before senior resident magistrate Elizabeth Muiru at Kilungu law court.
The MCAs blocked Rose Kiragu
from getting into her office at St Joseph's Girls' High School on Thursday.
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The MCAs denied the charges and were released on Sh500,000 bond of Sh300,000 cash bail each.
The prosecution had wanted the accused remanded until Monday pending the determination of their bond application.
But their lawyer
Daniel Maanzo noted they were entitled to bond and that the prosecution relied on an outdated law.
Muiru ruled: "I find the application by the prosecution is not merited and therefore the accused are released."
The case will be mentioned on February 15.
Earlier today, Interior CS Fred Matiang'i warned that those opposing the transfers of school principals will be arrested and prosecuted.
Matiang'i, who is now doubling up as acting Education CS, said Kenya is ending the "mentality of people acting as their own bosses".
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