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Court orders retrial of county government officials

Nyeri County Executives John Maina (Lands and Infrastructure) Martin Wamwea (Finance and Economic planning) and Simon Wachira (Chief of Staff) listen to the delivery of a judgement in a corruption and abuse of office charges before Chief Magistrate John Onyiego siting at the Nyeri courts. [Mose Sammy/Standard]

The High Court on Tuesday ordered the retrial of three former senior officials of the county government convicted of corruption.

Former executives John Maina (Lands) and Martin Wamwea (Finance), and Chief of Staff Simon Wachira had been found guilty of awarding a Sh3.5 million tender to Pleng International Ltd without following procurement procedures.

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