The Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court's 2022 decision to prosecute former Land Minister and former Kipipiri Member of Parliament, Amos Kimunya, who was charged with irregularly allocation of land to a private company.
In a statement on Thursday, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) revealed that a ruling made by a three-judge-bench determined that the evidence presented by the High Court was sufficient to place Kimunya, alongside two of his co-accused in their defence. "The Court of Appeal in Nairobi has ordered ex-Housing minister Amos Kimunya be placed on his defense in a case in which he is charged with an irregular allocation of land to a private company," part of the statement read.
The three-judge bench comprising Justices P.O.
Kiage, Ali-Aroni, and L.
