The High Court has issued a directive for the personal assistant to former Murang’a Governor Mwangi wa Iria to present himself before the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on Monday, 22nd April 2024.
Anti-Corruption Court Judge Nixon Sifuna ordered Peter Muturi Karanja to appear at the EACC offices to record a statement and have his fingerprints taken in connection with the alleged Sh140 million Murang’a County graft case probe.
“Hence he should on Monday the 22nd day of April 2024 present himself to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission for recording a statement and fingerprint taking, and then on Tuesday the 23rd day of April 2024 at 9:00 am present himself to the Milimani Chief Magistrate’s Anti-Corruption Court, for plea-taking in ANTI-CORRUPTION CASE NO. E012 OF 2024 wherein he is the 8th Accused Person,” Justice Sifuna ordered.
Karanja had sought a Certificate of Urgency from the High Court to halt his potential arrest by the EACC.
Following deliberations, the Court directed him to post a cash bail of Sh300,000 before the close of business on Friday.
Justice Sifuna clarified that the bail amount was anticipatory in nature, intended to prevent arrest but not to halt subsequent charging and prosecution.
Moreover, the Judge clarified that the conservatory orders obtained from the Murang’a High Court by Mwangi Wa Iria only applied to the prosecution of three accused persons: the former Governor, Jane Waigwe Kimani, and Solomon Mutura Kimani.
Consequently, other suspects were directed to proceed with plea-taking procedures.
