Reports reveal that Samburu Governor Moses Lenolkulal is still in holding at the Industrial Area Remand prison due to the unfortunate in ability to raise the Ksh 100 million cash bail set to him on Tuesday.
The embattled Governor filed for a review of the bail amount at the High Court Anti Corruption Division on Wednesday morning.
“My Lord the accused is greatly aggrieved by the said terms which are completely outrageous and unprecedented. It goes against the bail and bond policy, specifically that the bond amount should not be excessive and should not be greater than necessary to guarantee that the accused persons will appear in court,” lawyer Paul Nyamodi said.
The advocate further assured the court that his client does not pose a flight risk because of his capacity as the Samburu Governor.
Sources however indicate that the Director of Public Prosecution is yet to be served with the applicable documents for review.
The matter is to be heard before Justice Mumbi Ngugi. He was earlier on Tuesday charged with four counts of abuse of office and conflict of interest leading to the loss of Sh84.6 million public funds of which he denied all the charges.
The county boss is accused of using his company – Oryx service station – to supply petrol and diesel to the county.
The prosecution did not oppose bail, but had wanted restrictions imposed against the normal functioning of the governor and the 13 others co-accused.