Court allows suspect to travel to US for 7-day church meeting

Nyeri County Service Board members; (left-righ) Shellomith Wanjiku Nderitu, Geoffrey Wachira Mahinda, Beatrice Wanjiru Gikaru, Anthony Ndonga Muriu, and Alice Waruguru Muita. [File, Standard]

A county official charged with abuse of office and corruption is free to attend a church conference in the US.

Chief Magistrate Wendy Kagendo ordered the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to release Beatrice Wanjiru's (in red coat) travel documents to allow her to fly to Florida on November 6 for a religious event that ends on November 17.