Conflicting evidence forces magistrate to throw away case

Timber worth Sh1.2 million that was impounded by the police at Cherobani in shinyalu where Kizito Mugali was the first witness in the case. [Standard]

A case in which three men had been charged with transporting timber worth Sh1.2 million has collapsed after witnesses gave conflicting accounts.

David Kanyi, Francis Mwangi and Kennedy Khamasi were charged with transporting timber illegally on May 9 at Cherobani estate, Shinyalu sub-county.