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Walter Barasa’s bid to stop transfer to The Hague suffers jolt

Lawyer Kibe Muigai (left) and journalist Walter Barasa leave Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi, yesterday. [PHOTO: FIDELIS KABUNYI/STANDARD]
           Lawyer Kibe Muigai (left) and journalist Walter Barasa leave Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi, yesterday. [PHOTO: FIDELIS KABUNYI/STANDARD]

By WILFRED AYAGA

Journalist Walter Barasa’s bid to stop his transfer to The Hague to face criminal charges has suffered a severe jolt after the High Court threw out a petition he had filed challenging the constitutionality of the extradition proceedings against him.

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