Six acquitted in Sh2.3b sugar land case have case to answer

Lady Justice Mumbi Ngugi during a past proceeding. She ruled that the six be put on the defence. [File, Standard]

The Director of Public Prosecution got a boost in his bid to nail eight people accused of grabbing a public land valued at Sh2.3 billion after the High Court ruled that all they have a case to answer.

Lady Justice Mumbi ruled that she didn’t understand why the trial magistrate acquitted six key suspects in the case even after the prosecution provided sufficient evidence to prove all the eight participated in the scheme to defraud 9,000 acres of land belonging to Miwani Sugar Company.