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Lawyers turn heat on magistrate on manner he is handling NYS case

Chief Magistrate Douglas Ogoti [David Njaaga, Standard]

Lawyers have criticised the Judiciary over the manner in which it is handling suspects in the National Youth Service scandal.

The lawyers representing 46 suspects charged with conspiracy to defraud NYS of Sh468 million staged a protest against Chief Magistrate Douglas Ogoti yesterday and refused to take his directions to proceed with the pre-trial conference until their concerns over outside interference were addressed.

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