Busia County Sh8 million solid waste management feasibility study case (with county officials and Madam R Enterprises)
AcquittedHe was acquitted on 16 May 2025; no appeal by the prosecution was found as of 2026-10-26.1 2 3 4 5 6
- Authority
- Anti-Corruption Court, Milimani, Nairobi (Magistrate Eunice Nyutu); prosecuted by the ODPP on EACC investigation
- Status as of
- 16 May 2025
History
- 2016EACC investigation into the waste-management procurement began, according to the Nation.
- 21 Aug 2018DPP Noordin Haji approved prosecution of the governor and county officials over the Sh8 million waste-management services acquisition.
- 22 Aug 2018Surrendered at EACC headquarters and was taken to Milimani Law Courts to face charges including conspiracy to commit an economic crime and abuse of office, with nine co-accused including a company.
- 12 Nov 2018EACC began a probe to verify documents supplied by the defence; Chief Magistrate Douglas Ogoti later barred any investigation intended for use in the trial.
- 2020Chief Magistrate Douglas Ogoti ruled that he and nine co-accused had a case to answer and must present a defence.
- 12 Mar 2025DPP filed closing submissions seeking conviction and a ten-year bar from public office; 22 prosecution witnesses had testified, per Citizen Digital.
- 16 May 2025Magistrate Eunice Nyutu acquitted him and his co-accused, finding the prosecution had not proved its case, and ordered bonds and securities refunded.