NYS Director Nelson Githinji steps aside after DPP ordered his prosecution

NYS Director General Dr Nelson Githinji

NAIROBI: National Youth Service (NYS) Director General Dr Nelson Githinji Monday evening stepped aside hours after the Director of Public Persecutions order for his immediate prosecution. In a statement to the press announcing his decision to step aside, Githinji also emphasised that he was innocent.

“Today, sections of the media have reported that the Director of Public Prosecutions, Keriako Tobiko, has recommended that I be charged with a misdemeanor of obstructing my Deputy Adan Gedo Harakhe from performing his duties,” Githinji worote.