A case in which Nandi Governor Stephen Sang was accused of destroying tea bushes worth Sh2 million has taken a fresh twist after Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions preferred a fresh charge of assault against the county chief. Three countsThe governor is now facing three counts at the law courts, with the prosecution informing the court that the charge sheet presented on Sang in 2019 had been amended. Read More“We have amended the charge sheet,” said Sylvester Thuo, the prosecutor in the case. In the first charge, Sang is accused of destroying tea bushes valued at Sh2 million and belonging to Kibware Tea Estate. During the course of the proceedings, the governor, through his lawyer June Maasai, told the court they had not been served with the amended charge sheet.

Source: Standard Digital January 26, 2021 17:16 UTC