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Court declines to block Governor Barchok's Sh2.6m graft case

Bomet Governor Hillary Barchok before the Senate's County Public Investments and Special Funds Committee (CPIC) at Bunge Towers, Parliament. March 28th,2025 (Elvis Ogina, Standard)

The High Court in Nairobi on Monday dealt a blow to Bomet Governor Hillary Barchok by declining to block his prosecution in an alleged Sh2.6 million graft case.

Barchok, who rushed to court following a summon by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), in preparation for him to appear in the dock, claimed that the charges were motivated by malice.

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