COURT OF APPEAL upholds Justice Mumbi Ngugi's ruling that barred Samburu Governor Moses Lenolkulal from accessing his office pic.twitter.com/hDQtE9hFhm
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High Court Judge Mumbi Ngugi on July 24, 2019, ruled that governors facing corruption charges should step aside until their cases are concluded.
BREAKING: Appellate Court uphold Justice Mumbi Ngugi's ruling. Waititu and Lenolkulal to remain out of office.
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The two are facing corruption charges.
Lenolkulal was arrested in April over suspected Sh84 million fraud at the county.
He was picked up from his Nairobi home at dawn and driven to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission offices over conspiracy to commit an economic crime.
Chief magistrate Lawrence Mugambi had earlier on gave the order against Waititu following a precedence set by Judge Ngugi that directed Lenolkulal not to step in his office unless authorised by anti-graft agency CEO Twalib Mbarak.
The magistrate stated that barring Waititu from office did not amount to removing him from office but was meant to protect the integrity of the court process.
In today’s (Friday) ruling, the Appellate judges maintained that elected officials should not access their offices until their cases are heard and determined.
NEWS: Court of Appeal upholds Mumbi Ngugi ruling.
Governors to be denied access to office once they are charged.
Kiambu governor Ferdinand Waititu, Samburu governor Lenokulal and Nairobi governor Mine Sonko to stay away from office pending conclusion of their cases pic.twitter.com/zi9PsclDnr— Mt.KenyaTimes (@MountKenyatimes) December 20, 2019