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Rio scandal: Case adjourned over Covid-19 scare

Stephen arap Soi at the Milimani Courts in Nairobi on July 29, 2020.

Photo credit: Richard Munguti | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Last week while making his defence, Mr Soi denied charges of abuse of office involving siphoning off of funds meant for athletes.
  • He said he was not the accounting officer of the National Olympic Committee (NOC-K) during the 2016 Rio Games and that when the money was misappropriated by purchasing tickets for undeserving persons, he was not in the country. 

The hearing of the Sh88 million Rio Olympics scandal has been adjourned to to allow the lead prosecutor to undergo Covid-19 testing.

The State counsel said she had been exposed to the virus after her fellow prosecutor at the Office of Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) tested positive for the virus.