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Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission wants MPs' plea dismissed

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has urged the High Court to dismiss an application by two MPs seeking to stop their arrest.

EACC through lawyer Charles Ayoo told the court that the Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko acted within his constitutional mandate in recommending the arrest of Nandi Hills MP Alfred Keter and his nominated counterpart Sonia Birdi. Mr Ayoo said the two would not suffer any prejudice or harm if due process of the criminal justice system is followed.

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