The High Court has extended interim orders barring the State from investigating or prosecuting Thika Law Courts Chief Magistrate Stella Atambo over bribery allegations.
Justice Chacha Mwita on Tuesday extended the orders to July 1, pending the hearing of an application by the Kenya Magistrates and Judges Association (KMJA), which is seeking to be enjoined in the case as an interested party. "Will first hear the application by KMJA to be enjoined in this matter, and interim orders that are in place are extended to July 1," ruled Justice Mwita.
The Judge further directed Magistrate Atambo to serve the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) with her amended petition challenging the investigations and intended prosecution.
This direction came after it emerged that the State agencies had not yet been served afresh with the amended petition.
