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Two facing trial over Sh791 million theft skip court

By Faith Karanja | Feb. 17, 2016

Two suspects in the Sh791 million National Youth Service (NYS) scandal failed to appear in court yesterday.

The trial court heard that Josephine Kabura Irungu, who filed an affidavit implicating former Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru, and her co-accused, Samuel Wacheje, were unwell and could not appear for the mention of their case. Chief Magistrate Daniel Ogembo directed that they produce their medical reports by the next hearing date.

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