The top court's judges ruled that they demonstrated an arguable case which would be rendered nugatory if the reprieve orders were not granted as requested. The seven are Mr Godwin Mwagae Mwawongo, Mr Peter Ayodo Omenda and tender committee members Mr Abraham Kipchirchir Saat, Mr Michael Maingi Mbevi, Mr Nicholas Weke, Mr Caleb Mbayi and Mr Bruno Linyiru. The top court's judges ruled that they demonstrated an arguable case which would be rendered nugatory if the reprieve orders were not granted as requested. “The execution of the decision of the Court of Appeal delivered on September 20 is hereby stayed pending the hearing and determination of the appeal before this court,” the judges ruled. The seven moved to the High Court, where Justice George Odunga ordered the Anti-Corruption Court to stop their prosecution after finding that their conduct was not illegal.

Source: Daily Nation May 05, 2020 15:43 UTC