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DPP withdraws Sh3.4 billion graft case against former Tourism CS Balala

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Former Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala. [Standard, File]

It is a relief for former Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala after the anti-corruption court terminated the Sh3.4 billion corruption case against him and 16 others.
Despite strong opposition from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC, the court allowed the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) to withdraw the case against Balala and 16 other accused persons.

Malindi Chief Magistrate James Mwaniki said the case was built on shallow grounds. He ordered that the accused should not be charged again using the same evidence terming such an act 'an abuse of the court process."

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