The judge disagreed with the suspects saying the DPP ought not to proof the money laundering charge before the suspects are formally arraigned in court. The suspects had filed multiple suits seeking to have 15 counts of money laundering preferred against them terminated. Updated Wed, June 29th 2016 at 16:54 GMT +3NAIROBI, KENYA: Eleven suspects linked to the Sh 791 Million National Youth Service (NYS) scam have been dealt a major blow after the High Court ordered they be prosecuted with fresh charges of money laundering. Justice Joseph Onguto while dismissing seven applications filed by the suspects said Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko did not abuse his powers in preferring the money laundering charges as alleged by the 11 suspects. Justice Onguto further said despite the fact that money laundering offences was new in the country as long as there is evidence it can be a stand-alone charge.

Source: Standard Digital June 29, 2016 12:45 UTC