Court deals heavy blow to governors facing graft cases

Samburu Governor Moses Lenolkulal addresses the media at EACC offices in the past. The court upheld the decision of the High Court barring him from accessing his office. [File, Standard]

Governors charged with corruption edged closer to their Waterloo yesterday when the Court of Appeal upheld a High Court decision to lock them out of their grand offices until conclusion of their cases. 

In a move hailed as a step up on the purge against corruption, the court said Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu and his Samburu counterpart Moses Lenolkulal will remain suspended until corruption cases facing them are concluded.