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Esther Arunga arraigned in court

Former TV Presenter Esther Arunga has been charged with being a member of an illegal society. Ms Arunga was arraigned before Nairobi Chief Magistrate Gilbert Mutembei where she was accused of being a member of the controversial Finger of God church. She denied the charges and was released on a 20,000 shillings cash bail. The former KTN news anchor was arrested last month alongside the church's leader and jazz musician Joseph Hellon, Quincy Timberlake and other followers in a night raid at his home in Nairobi's Runda estate. Hellon and five others were released on Sh20, 000 cash bail after pleading not guilty to the charge of being members of an unlawful society. His partner Quincy Zuma Timberlake is still in custody. Last week, Ms Arunga had claimed that she had married Quincy Zuma Timberlake in a civil wedding even though she did not explain how the marriage took place while Quincy was still in remand. he saga continues.