A Nairobi court has acquitted Kakamega Deputy Governor Ayub Savula and his two wives, Melody Gatwiri Ringera and Hellen Kemboi of forgery charges related to a government advertising tender in the Ministry of Health for lack of evidence. Milimani Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina on Friday ruled that the prosecution had failed to prove the allegations beyond reasonable doubt. In his ruling, the magistrate stated: "From the evidence adduced in court, the accused persons were not found in possession of the alleged document.
None of the witnesses testified, tendered evidence linking the accused persons here with the signature on it." The trio had been accused of forging a Ministry of Health requisition letter dated January 10, 2017, which was allegedly intended to defraud the Government Advertising Agency (GAA) of millions of shillings. The prosecution claimed the letter was made without lawful authority and purportedly signed by Judith Sirima, a Ministry of Health official. While acquitting the three, the magistrate noted that in her testimony, Ms Sirima firmly denied authoring the letter in question. She told the court: "I also have a letter dated January 10, 2017 addressed to the director Advertising Agency.
The author is Judith Sirima as indicated.
That would be me.
