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Court blocks EACC from probing Thika magistrate linked to graft

Thika Law Courts Chief Magistrate Stella Atambo. [File, Standard]

Thika Law Courts Chief Magistrate Stella Atambo has gotten a reprieve after the High Court on Monday issued a conservatory order barring the State from further investigating and prosecuting her over bribery allegations.

Justice Chacha Mwita prohibited the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), and Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) from arresting, detaining or charging.

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