Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale now wants businessman Cleophas Shimanyula aka Toto to publish an apology within 48 hours for defaming him following the death of his worker last month.

The senator in demand letter  has threatened to sue the businessman for defamation seeking sh 200 million from him if he fails to publish the apology and retract the allegations he made against him.

The senator through his lawyers Danstan Omari and Shadrack Wambui, wants the businessman to publish an unqualified retraction of all the alleged defamatory statements and an unconditional apology that should achieve similar prominence as the offending scandalous statements he wrote.

“That following sentiments and other offending statements that you have continued to champion and lead to their publication through social and mainstream media have been made by you while knowing the allegations to be untrue and false,” reads the demand

The senator argues that the defamatory statements made by the businessman has subjected him to spite, public odium and he is now being treated with suspicion by many county and National government officials as well as  individuals and groups that previously respected and regarded him highly.

“It is clear from the totality of the foregoing that the overarching objective was to create malicious falsehoods aimed at maligning our Client to deviously orchestrate his removal from office and or his wrongful arrest and prosecution for the untimely death of his employee,” reads the letter.