In July 2019, Director of Public Prosecution Noordin Haji promised fire as he ordered the arrest of former Treasury CS Henry Rotich over the multi-billion shillings Arror and Kimwarer dams scandals.
A confident and tough-talking Haji declared to the public through a press conference on July 22 2019 that it will not be an easy walk for the 26 suspects as evidence collected showed a mega corruption heist where the government officials allegedly stole public funds in a carefree manner. But three years and two months down the line since the suspects were arrested and charged, nothing much has happened as questions start to emerge whether the prosecution has reached a dead end with the promise of nailing the accused persons.
Within the duration, only one witness has testified out of the over 30 the prosecution indicated they will call with the hearing hitting a snag last week when the second witness said he was not ready to testify. It was the decision of the witness, Gideon Rotich, to decline to testify and ask for more time to prepare that lifted the lid on the intrigues being faced by the Prosecution in handling the Sh63b case against the former Treasury CS and his co-accused.
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