Former Treasury CS Henry Rotich freed in Ksh.63B Arror and Kimwarer dams case

In a Thursday, December 14 ruling, Magistrate Nyutu said the prosecution had failed to lead the case. 

Nyutu further stated that there was no evidence tabled in court to show that the former CS and eight others failed to follow procurement laws in the Ksh.63B Arror and Kimwarer dams case. 

However, the court blamed the prosecution for leading 8 witnesses only out of the 49 witnesses they had intended to call.

"This would appear to be a prosecution led acquittal," said Magistrate Nyutu.

"All the accused persons in this case are whereby a quite sunder section 201 due to lack of evidence as a result of the reckless dereliction of duty by the prosecution," she ruled. 

Speaking to the press after acquittal, an elated Rotich stated "I think the devil has been ashamed and I believe he will permanently be ashamed for those skimmed this evil work....I will give a more detailed reaction.”

On November 20, Rotich asked the court to acquit him, saying that the narrative that money was lost or stolen was a fiction.