Businessmen Deepak Kamani, his brother Rashmi Kamani and three former Permanent Secretaries have suffered a major blow after the High Court quashed their acquittal in the Sh3.5 billion Anglo Leasing scandal.
Yesterday, Milimani Anti-Corruption Court set aside the January 19, 2024, acquittal of the Kimani brothers and former PSs Joseph Magari (Finance), Dave Mwangi (Provincial Administration), David Onyonka (Home Affairs).
Judge Benjamin Musyoki ordered all accused persons to be put on their defence for five charges of corruption relating to the procurement of security equipment worth multi-billion shillings from abroad. "I hereby set aside the acquittal by the trial Magistrate of January 19, 2024, and order the accused persons be put on their defence on counts 2, 3, 4, 6, and 7," Justice Musyoki ruled.
The court found that the Director of Public Prosecutions had established a prima facie case showing the project, which involved supply of security equipment, was irregularly authorised by the PSs and former Interior Minister Chris Murungaru, without any budgetary allocation. "There is a letter dated December 5, 2003, in which the former PS of Finance, at paragraph three, suggested that there was no budget for the project and was seeking to utilise supplier credit arrangement.
