Businesswoman Agnes Kagure Ms Kagure had claimed that Mr Haji’s office must consult her before asking the magistrate’s court to withdraw her case. Mr Haji’s office argued that new evidence had come to light and which damaged possibilities of successfully prosecuting Mr Elms’ case. Ms Kagure had claimed that Mr Haji’s office must consult her before asking the magistrate’s court to withdraw the case. The businesswoman and aspiring deputy Nairobi governor had claimed that Mr Haji’s office went behind her back and trampled her rights. But magistrate Ms Oganyo held that the Constitution allows Mr Haji’s office to withdraw criminal charges against a suspect at any point before a judgment has been delivered.

Source: Daily Nation April 16, 2019 02:37 UTC