Governor Muthomi Njuki denies charges in Sh34.9m corruption case
Tharaka Nithi Governor Muthomi Njuki at the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court in Nairobi on September 8, 2020, where he and others were charged in a Sh34.9 million corruption case.
Governor Njuki and the others were charged on Tuesday following an investigation by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) into allegations of an irregular waste incinerator tender.
Chief Magistrate Douglas Ogoti declined a request by the governor’s lawyer Paul Nyamodi to unconditionally release him and the others ahead of the bail ruling.
Mr Ogoti remanded the accused to Kileleshwa, Park Road and EACC police stations pending a ruling on Wednesday on their applications for release.
Tharaka-Nithi Governor Muthomi Njuki and 17 other persons charged in a Sh34.9 million corruption case will spend another night in police cells pending a ruling on their bail application on Wednesday.
They were charged with 16 offences on Tuesday, following an investigation by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) into allegations of an irregular waste incinerator tender.
