The High Court has overturned former Kipipiri MP Amos Kimunya’s acquittal in a Sh60 million land fraud case.
Justice Esther Maina on Thursday determined that the prosecution had built a prima facie case against Kimunya and his two co-defendants Lilian Njenga, a former director of Land Adjudication and Settlement at the Ministry, and businessman Junghae Wainaina.
The three were last year acquitted by Anti-Corruption Magistrate Felix Kombo, but the Director of Public Prosecutions filed an appeal arguing that the court erred in law by releasing them.
Kimunya was accused of fraudulently transferring 25 acres of land in Nyandarua County owned by the government to a private company linked to him on January 30th, 2005. He was then the Minister for Lands and Housing.
The parcel had been set aside for the Ministry of Agriculture for seed multiplication and also acted as a farmers’ training centre.
The three were charged with abuse of office, failing to disclose private interests, and disposing of public property fraudulently. Kimunya and Njenga are alleged to have used their positions to award to Midlands Limited 25 acres of public land worth Sh60 million in Njabini.
Justice Maina has ordered the three to present themselves before Chief Magistrate Lawrence Mugambi on October 11th for directions on the defense hearing.
He needs to be given 67…
He needs to be given 67 years like the other crooks. They need to revive The Grand Regency scandal.
GachaRuto
Goldenbergers, GachaRuto should be 1st to be Prosecuted too. Otherwise, the Recent Prosecutions are Hot? air.
This is old prosecution, it…
This is old prosecution, it’s the appeal that was decided this week, but the appeal hearing was over 6 months ago. The ODPP has tried, despite the difficult work environment. Wish the judiciary could take over the management of these cases, instead of living it to cartels and politicians.
I agree.
I agree.
Pay back time! Collect…
Pay back time! Collect together all the thieves of public assets, all the corrupt goons and throw them in jail. This will deter the potential thieves now hovering in parliament buildings and other spaces of power in our country- thinking, “it is our time to eat”.
Noordin should order fresh…
Noordin should order fresh investigations of adulterer Ogunda & jambazi Muchai’s murders.He can now charge the real murderers now that miitu Uhuru and Raila who were shielding murderers Atwoli and Tunju are out.
Raila mollases company…
Raila mollases company stollen from public n dominion farms stollen by the said family
I met the Oklahoman…
I met the Oklahoman BILLIONaire (Calvin BURGESS) who was Sponsoring DOMINION Farms. He said Hewas Being so Frustrated by the Locals (Incited by Politicians) so Much that He had to Abandon the Project. I felt so Sorry for Him; and more Sorry for the Locals (because They didn’t Know that Politics was Destroying more and more of Future DOMINION Developments):Roads, Schools, Clinics, Income, etc)
That’s exactly what happened…
That’s exactly what happened to Alito Dangote,the naija billionaire. He wanted to setup a cement plant in Kenya,but was frustrated by what amounted to corruption.And who is the loser…?
Them thieves should be…
Them thieves should be executed just like those pickpockets on the streets! In fact, them politicians thieves should be executed TWICE and then given a life sentence!!!