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Man accused of defrauding MPs is mentally ill, claims his lawyer

Benson Waziri Chacha in the dock at a Milimani court, Nairobi. [George Njunge, Standard]

A man accused of  running a scheme to defraud MPs has been detained for four days after his lawyers alleged that he was mentally ill.

When Waziri Benson Masubo Chacha appeared before Senior Resident Magistrate Christine Njagi On Tuesday , his lawyer, Job Ngeresa, said the accused had a brain tumour and was under medication.

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