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Court: Ex-sports CS Rashid Echesa has a case to answer in Sh35.4b arms saga

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Former Sports CS Rashid Echesa. [George Njunge, Standard]

Former Sports Cabinet Secretary Rashid Echesa has a case to answer in Sh 35.4 billion guns saga, the High Court has ruled.

In a judgment that is a major blow to the former CS, Justice Kanyi Kimondo overturned his acquittal and ordered him alongside four other accused persons to appear before the lower court for continuation of the hearing.

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