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Workers of Mama Lucy Kibaki hospital Makallah Fred Leparan and Selina Awuor Adundo at a Milimani court on February 15, 2021 when they were charged with several counts of child trafficking. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]
Director of Public Prosecution Noordin Haji yesterday dropped child trafficking charges against former Mama Lucy Hospital Superintendent Musa Mohammed.
Musa will now become a State witness against his juniors, Fred Lepalan and Selina Awuor.
At the same time, the State called its first witness, a Good Samaritan who found the baby who would later be part of a BBC investigative story on a child theft syndicate in the country.
Kimwarer Dam Project Awarded to Ghost Company - DPP Haji
DPP Noordin Haji
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Director of Public Prosecutions, Noordin Haji, has revealed that the contractor in the Kimwarer and Arror dams project was a ghost company since it had not been registered when it won the tender.
According to the DPP, the contractor who was awarded the tender to execute the project, changed the name of the company three times.
In a reply to former Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich, Haji further said that the foreign contractor’s firm was not mentioned in the tendering documents.
Director of Public Persecution Noordin Haji
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Former Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich in court last month. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]
Former Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich irregularly committed the country to loan agreements worth billions of shillings with four private banks for the construction of two dams, the State has said.
Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji filed a response yesterday in a case where Rotich wants the State to drop corruption charges against him for the award of tenders to build Kimwarer and Arror dams.
According to Haji, the country lost Sh21 billion after Rotich okayed the projects despite being aware that there was no land for construction.
DPP drops charges against Sh4.1bn Lake Basin mall graft suspects
Wednesday February 03 2021
By JOSEPH WANGUI
Summary
The Director of Public Prosecution(DPP) has dropped charges against several accused persons in the Sh4.1 billion fraud case at the Lake Basin Development Authority (LBDA) Mall in Kisumu.
Some of the accused persons in the fraud case include former Kisumu county assembly speaker Onyango Oloo, ex-LBDA managing director Peter Aguko, Bobasi MP Innocent Obiri and 23 others.
Following the request, the magistrate granted the DPP more time. The court also granted the DPP one month to file a new charge sheet.
The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) has dropped charges against several accused persons in the Sh4.1 billion fraud case at the Lake Basin Development Authority (LBDA) Mall in Kisumu.
A Meru High Court has issued orders restraining Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu from holding her office or acting as Chief Justice, until a case filed by a Meru resident is heard and determined.
Justice Patrick Jeremy Otieno also restrained Justice Mwilu from sitting in the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and being a member of the Ombudsperson of the Judiciary until the case filed by one Isaiah Mbiti Mwongela is concluded.
The decision to bar the DCJ from sitting in the JSC stops her from participating in process of selecting the CJ to succeed David Maraga, which is expected to begin after applications close on February 10.