Kidero’s court application termed ‘an abuse of the process of the court’

Former Nairobi Gorvernor Evans Kidero filed a court application
seeking to nullify Count I of his charge sheet, but prosecution has dismissed it.

Through State prosecutor Jenifer Kaniu, the prosecution on Wednesday submitted that the charge sheet against Kidero and his co-accused were instituted after comprehensive and exhaustive investigations by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).

The prosecution further argues that the application by Kidero seeking to nullify Count I of the charge sheet on grounds of duplicity, is “incompetent, misleading, bad in law and an abuse of the process of the court.”

On whether the former Governor should face separate trial from the other 10 accused persons, the prosecution submitted that Kidero has not demonstrated reasons why he should face trial separately from the other ten accused persons.

Kidero is charged together with former chief officers in his administration, including County Secretary Lilian Ndegwa, Chief Finance Officer Jimmy Mutuku Kiamba and Finance and Planning minister Gregory Mwakanongo.

Others charged are Head of Accounting Stephen Ogago Osiro, Acting Chief Finance Officer Luke Mugo and Acting Head of Treasury Maurice Ochieng Okere.

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