Former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero has asked for separate trials in his fraud case, claiming that the DPP was duplicating charges against him. Last year, Kidero denied conspiring to commit a fraud and two counts of dealing with suspect property, leading to loss of public funds. Kidero said the conspiracy charge gave rise to more than one offence and is intended to embarrass and prejudice him. “The conspiracy charge contravenes the criminal procedure code as it contains two offences in one count,” Kidero said. He wants the court to declared the conspiracy charge “bad for want of particulars in so far as it does not specificy the actual offence.

Source: The Star March 06, 2019 08:15 UTC