Mombasa Principal Magistrate Edgar Kagoni was yesterday freed by a court pending the hearing of a case linking him to Sh30 million heroin theft.
Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina ruled that he had gone through certified copies of the order issued at Mombasa High Court stopping the prosecution of Kagoni at the JKIA law courts.
“In view of the order before this court issued from Mombasa, I will release the suspect pending
But three other judicial officers arrested with Kagoni following
The three – Onesmus Miinda Momanyi,
They were accused that on diverse dates between December 4, 2018, and July 26, 2019, being judicial staff, stole 10.022kg of heroin valued at Sh30 million which had been produced as an exhibit in Mombasa Law Courts.
The three were represented by lawyers Cliff Ombeta, Nelson Havi and
The magistrate directed the prosecution to release the suspects’ IDs and remain with copies.
Ruling on their bail application will be made tomorrow after the magistrate said he needed to go through a pre-bail report.
Meanwhile, Kenya Judges and Magistrates Association (KJMA) has issued a statement complaining that its members are being harassed.
KJMA
“We will continue protecting the independence of our members to make sure Judiciary continues delivering its mandate,” said Kuto.
He condemned the alleged mistreatment of
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