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From evading justice to freedom: Witnesses, including former Energy Minister Kiraitu Murungi, decline to testify

Businessman Yagnesh Devani at the Milimani Law Courts Nairobi on February 12, 2024. 

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By  Richard Munguti  &  Sam Kiplagat

What you need to know:

  • Devani was freed after key witnesses, among them former Energy Minister Kiraitu Murungi, expressed their reluctance to testify in the case. 
  • The DPP also cited the death of some of witnesses while seeking to withdraw the case.

Businessman Yagnesh Devani is now a free man after running from justice for 16 years over the Sh7.6 billion Triton company oil scam. 

Devani was discharged after key witnesses, among them former Energy Minister Kiraitu Murungi, expressed their reluctance to testify in the case. 

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