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Court declines to extend Itumbi's detention to allow probe

Dennis Itumbi at Milimani Law courts on July 10, 2019. [Edward Kiplimo/Standard]

A Nairobi court yesterday dismissed a request by the State to hold Dennis Itumbi for nine more days.

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji had asked for more time to complete investigations on a letter purportedly exposing discussions on a plot to assassinate Deputy President William Ruto.

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