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Relief for NYS suspects as judge grants them bail after 23 days in custody

NYS suspects Phylis Njeri Ngirita (left), Ann Ngirita (centre) consulting their lawyer Cliff Ombeta at Milimani law court. [Beverlyne Musili/Standard]

For 23 days, the 43 suspects charged with defrauding Sh468 million from the National Youth Service languished in Industrial Area and Lang’ata prisons, unsure of when they would walk to freedom.

Their agony was exhibited by hordes of family members who thronged the High Court yesterday as Lady Justice Hedwig Ong’udi overturned the decision by a chief magistrate to deny the suspects bail and ordered that they be released, albeit on tough conditions.

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