Why Ogoti’s ruling on bail application by NYS corruption suspects provides the hope Kenya needed

“I find that the charges facing the accused persons are grave offenses affecting the economy of the country as a whole and thereby posing serious threat to the financial health of the country and in the opinion of the court, which can lead to anarchy, threat to peace and threat to national security. This in itself is a compelling reason why bail should and is hereby denied,”

Those were words uttered by Nairobi Chief Magistrate Douglas Ogoti on the occasion of the ruling on an application for bail by some 43 Kenyans accused of stealing millions of shillings belonging to fellow Kenyans through the infamous National Youth Service.