The ODPP had earlier recommended the twins be charged with assáult and malícious damage to property. And even as the Ndichus' attempted to gag media coverage of the case, a Nairobi court declined to suspend their prosecution.

Both Eddie and Paul Ndichu held senior roles in some of the region's biggest companies before they co-founded their Africa-Asia payments start-up Wapi Pay in 2019.

The video has fueled widespread public outrage against the firm and its founders.