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Court clears Sonko in Sh500 million case, says ARA relied on 'gossip'

Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko at a Milimani court on Thursday,August 15, 2024. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

The Anti-Corruption High Court has handed former Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko a major reprieve after finding that the Asset Recovery Agency (ARA) could not prove that his Sh500 million were proceeds of crime.

Justice Nixon Sifuna in his judgment on Wednesday said that he expected that ARA would give evidence to prove its case, which would be similar to the claims leveled against him in a criminal trial at the magistrate’s court.

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