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Magistrate, court officials arrested over drugs case

Mombasa Principal Magistrate Edgar Kagoni. He was arrested yesterday in connection to a Sh30 million drugs case he handled. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

A magistrate has been arrested over allegations that he mishandled the drug trafficking trial of a Tanzanian jailed on June 12 for 30 years.

Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Noordin Haji claims he has evidence that Mombasa Principal Magistrate Kagoni Edgar Matsigulu mishandled exhibits in the trial of Hussein Masoud Eid Bakari.

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