News that a warrant of arrest has been given for the arrest of Nandi Hills Member of Parliament Alfred Keter made rounds across various mainstream media and social media platforms.
Nairobi Chief Magistrate Francis Andayi issued the warrant of arrest after Keter allegedly failed to present himself in court for the mention of a treasury bond forgery case.
Soon after the arrest warrant was issued, Keter presented himself in court where his lawyer took the blame, saying that he (lawyer) had misdiarised the date for the mention, hence, the confusion.
This led to the lifting of a warrant of arrest issued earlier against the vocal MP.
Thursday’s court proceeding was to confirm whether exhibits and other documents the prosecution intends to rely on the case have been supplied to the defence.
Keter, together with two directors of Desai Industries Limited; Arthur Ingolo Sakwa and Madat Suburali Chatur, are accused of presenting forged Treasury Bills amounting to Ksh.634 million to the Central Bank of Kenya seeking payment.
On February 19, 2018, the three were charged with 11 counts related to conspiracy to defraud the Central Bank of Kenya, making a false document, forgery and uttering a false document contrary to various sections of the penal code.