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Sonko's acquittal in Sh20m graft case overturned, retrial ordered

Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko during an interview with The Standard. [File, Standard]

Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko and co-accused Antony Ombok Jamal will face a retrial in a Sh20 million corruption case, after the High Court overturned their acquittal.

Justice Nixon Sifuna of the Anti-Corruption High Court found that trial magistrate Douglas Ogoti made a serious error by relying on an outdated charge sheet when dismissing the case against Sonko and the businessman.

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