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Chini ya Serikali ya Rais mpya #WilliamRuto, waendesha mashtaka wameondoa kesi kadhaa dhidi ya baadhi ya washirika wake kwa misingi sawa ya kesi hizo kukosa ushahidi
Kwa kuanzia, Novemba 10, 2022, Mahakama ilikubali ombi la Mwendesha Mashtaka la kuondoa kesi ya ufisadi ya Ksh. Bilioni 7.4 dhidi ya Naibu wa Rais Rigathi Gachagua, ikitaja ushahidi usiotosha.
Mnamo Mwezi Oktoba, DPP aliomba kuondoa mashtaka ya ufisadi dhidi ya Aisha Jumwa, ambaye sasa ni Katibu wa Baraza la Mawaziri, yanayohusiana na ubadhirifu wa Ksh. Milioni 19, pia aliondoa kesi dhidi ya aliyekuwa Gavana wa Kaunti ya Samburu Moses Lenolkulal, aliyeorodheshwa kwa nafasi ya Katibu Mkuu
Wakati huo huo, mnamo November 9, 2022, #AishaJumwa alimtaka DPP kufutilia mbali kesi ya Mauaji dhidi yake, ambapo Katika kesi hiyo, anashtakiwa pamoja na Msaidizi wake kwa mauaji ya Bwana Ngumbao Jola wakati wa kampeni za uchaguzi mdogo wa Wabunge 2019
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Kenyan court drops $60m corruption case against deputy president
Under new President William Ruto’s government, prosecutors have withdrawn several cases against some of his allies.
A Kenyan court has allowed a request by public prosecutors to withdraw a 7.4 billion shillings ($60m) corruption case against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, citing insufficient evidence.
Gachagua, a former lawmaker, was charged with corruption nine other people, last July. He has denied any wrongdoing.
“The application by Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is hereby granted,” Victor Wakumile, the anti-corruption magistrate said in his ruling on Thursday. “The accused persons are hereby warned and informed that they may be re-arrested in the future under the same or similar charges,” he added.
Earlier this month, DPP Noordin Haji had asked the court to allow the withdrawal of corruption charges against Gachagua, citing a lack of evidence.
Under new President William Ruto’s government, prosecutors have withdrawn several cases against some of his allies on the same grounds.
In October, Haji applied to withdraw corruption charges against Aisha Jumwa, now a cabinet secretary, related to the embezzlement of 19 million shillings ($155,700). The public prosecutor also withdrew a case against ex-Samburu County Governor Moses Lenolkulal, shortlisted for the position of principal secretary.
In a separate ruling in July, a Kenyan court ordered Gachagua to repay 202 million shillings ($1.65m), which it determined were the proceeds of corruption.
At the time, Gachagua said the verdict was intended to undermine his candidacy in the August 9 election on then-presidential candidate Ruto’s ticket.
Public Service Cabinet Secretary Aisha Jumwa now wants the Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji to file an application seeking to have the murder case against her withdrawn. Jumwa, through her lawyer Danstan Omari, argues that the evidence that the prosecution presented in court does not meet the threshold to hold the case.
"We are asking the Director of Public Prosecution to move to the Mombasa High Court and withdraw the murder case," Omari said on Wednesday.
Omari further stated that they have written letters to the Office of the DPP to have the matter withdrawn and to avoid having a "miscarriage of justice".
"We have re-evaluated the evidence and we are of the view that the evidence doesn’t meet the threshold," he said.
In the case, Jumwa is charged with the murder of Mr. Ngumbao Jola during the Ganda by-election campaigns in 2019. The former Malindi MP is accused jointly with her aide Geoffrey Okuto.
Sources: Al jazeera, Citizen Digital
Kwa kuanzia, Novemba 10, 2022, Mahakama ilikubali ombi la Mwendesha Mashtaka la kuondoa kesi ya ufisadi ya Ksh. Bilioni 7.4 dhidi ya Naibu wa Rais Rigathi Gachagua, ikitaja ushahidi usiotosha.
Mnamo Mwezi Oktoba, DPP aliomba kuondoa mashtaka ya ufisadi dhidi ya Aisha Jumwa, ambaye sasa ni Katibu wa Baraza la Mawaziri, yanayohusiana na ubadhirifu wa Ksh. Milioni 19, pia aliondoa kesi dhidi ya aliyekuwa Gavana wa Kaunti ya Samburu Moses Lenolkulal, aliyeorodheshwa kwa nafasi ya Katibu Mkuu
Wakati huo huo, mnamo November 9, 2022, #AishaJumwa alimtaka DPP kufutilia mbali kesi ya Mauaji dhidi yake, ambapo Katika kesi hiyo, anashtakiwa pamoja na Msaidizi wake kwa mauaji ya Bwana Ngumbao Jola wakati wa kampeni za uchaguzi mdogo wa Wabunge 2019
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Kenyan court drops $60m corruption case against deputy president
Under new President William Ruto’s government, prosecutors have withdrawn several cases against some of his allies.
A Kenyan court has allowed a request by public prosecutors to withdraw a 7.4 billion shillings ($60m) corruption case against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, citing insufficient evidence.
Gachagua, a former lawmaker, was charged with corruption nine other people, last July. He has denied any wrongdoing.
“The application by Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is hereby granted,” Victor Wakumile, the anti-corruption magistrate said in his ruling on Thursday. “The accused persons are hereby warned and informed that they may be re-arrested in the future under the same or similar charges,” he added.
Earlier this month, DPP Noordin Haji had asked the court to allow the withdrawal of corruption charges against Gachagua, citing a lack of evidence.
Under new President William Ruto’s government, prosecutors have withdrawn several cases against some of his allies on the same grounds.
In October, Haji applied to withdraw corruption charges against Aisha Jumwa, now a cabinet secretary, related to the embezzlement of 19 million shillings ($155,700). The public prosecutor also withdrew a case against ex-Samburu County Governor Moses Lenolkulal, shortlisted for the position of principal secretary.
In a separate ruling in July, a Kenyan court ordered Gachagua to repay 202 million shillings ($1.65m), which it determined were the proceeds of corruption.
At the time, Gachagua said the verdict was intended to undermine his candidacy in the August 9 election on then-presidential candidate Ruto’s ticket.
Public Service Cabinet Secretary Aisha Jumwa now wants the Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji to file an application seeking to have the murder case against her withdrawn. Jumwa, through her lawyer Danstan Omari, argues that the evidence that the prosecution presented in court does not meet the threshold to hold the case.
"We are asking the Director of Public Prosecution to move to the Mombasa High Court and withdraw the murder case," Omari said on Wednesday.
Omari further stated that they have written letters to the Office of the DPP to have the matter withdrawn and to avoid having a "miscarriage of justice".
"We have re-evaluated the evidence and we are of the view that the evidence doesn’t meet the threshold," he said.
In the case, Jumwa is charged with the murder of Mr. Ngumbao Jola during the Ganda by-election campaigns in 2019. The former Malindi MP is accused jointly with her aide Geoffrey Okuto.
Sources: Al jazeera, Citizen Digital