High Court overturns decision to acquit officials in NYS 1 theft case

From right, Former Devolution PS Peter Mangiti, Henry Nyongesa, John Musyoka, Hezbourne Mackobongo, Michael Wesley, James Kirigwi, Samuel Mundanyi, Samuel Clyod AND Freshia Kamau at a Milimani court in 2016. [George Njunge, Standard]

Former Devolution PS Peter Mangiti is to be tried afresh after the High Court overturned a magistrate's decision to acquit him over the loss almost Sh1 billion at the National Youth Service.

Lady Justice Esther Maina ruled that the trial magistrate Lawrence Mugambi erred in acquitting Mangiti alongside 22 other co-accused in the first scandal to hit NYS in 2014 when there was overwhelming evidence that they participated in the conspiracy to steal public funds.