Was justice served, or a political game exposed? Director of Public Prosecutions Renson Ingonga has withdrawn a Sh32.4 million corruption case against former University of Nairobi Council chairperson Amukowa Anangwe and three senior officials, validating their long-held claim that the charges were a state-sponsored attempt to remove them from office. On Thursday last week, during what was expected to be a hearing of the case at Milimani Anti-Corruption Court, DPP stunned the court by stating that his office would no longer pursue the charges against Prof Anangwe and his co-accused persons.
The state prosecutor, appearing before Principal Magistrate Celesa Okore, requested the court to terminate the matter under Section 87(a) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC). "We seek to have the case against Anangwe and his co-accused persons withdrawn," the prosecutor submitted without giving reasons.
Prof Anangwe's lawyer, Abdrazak Mohame, requested the court to facilitate the release of his client's passport and refund the Sh1 million cash bail deposited earlier. "With the withdrawal of charges, we urge the court to release his passport and direct that the cash bail be refunded without delay," Abdrazak submitted.
Consequently, the magistrate allowed the request by the DPP's request to drop the case and ordered a refund of the accused person's cash bail.
