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Man charged with giving false information to police acquitted

The court allowed Alexander Irungu's application and granted him a bond of Sh30,000. [iStockphoto]

A man who was charged at a Milimani court two years ago with giving police false information that led to the ouster of Unaitas Sacco chairman Joseph Ngaai Kabugu has been acquitted for lack of evidence.

While acquitting Alexander Irungu, Senior Principal Magistrate James Wamburah castigated the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officers for preferring charges against the accused.

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