Anti-Corruption court has cleared former Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich in the KSh 63 billion Arror and Kimwarer Dam corruption case
Thursday, December 14, Magistrate Eunice Nyutu acquitted Rotich and eight others over a lack of evidence.
In her ruling, the magistrate criticised the prosecution over the manner in which they handled the case.
“All the accused persons in this case are hereby acquitted under section 210 due to lack of evidence as a result of the reckless dereliction of duty by the prosecution,” magistrate Nyutu said.
Ths magistrate blamed the prosecution for leading only eight witnesses out of the 49 witnesses they had intended to call.
This would appear to be prosecution lead acquittal,” said the magistrate