NYS suspects accuse magistrate of relying on illegal document to deny them bail

Phylis Njeri Ngirita

Five family members accused of defrauding the National Youth Service more than Sh100 million have claimed a magistrate relied on an illegal document to deny them bail.

Lucy Wambui Ngirita, Jeremiah Gichiri, Catherine Mwai, Phylis Njeri Ngirita and Anne Wambere also want action taken against investigating officer Mike Muia for signing the affidavit to deny them bail when he was not authorised by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission. “Most shocking is that the magistrate relied entirely on the affidavit of Chief Inspector Muia, who is not and has never been mandated by EACC to be an investigating officer of economic crimes. The officer actually committed a crime by misleading the court,” said their lawyer Luis Wahome.