Jacob Ngwele, the suspended Nairobi county assembly clerk, and five of his colleagues have been acquitted of corruption charges. Nairobi senior principal magistrate Martha Mutuku said the prosecution had not proved corruption allegations against them. Ngwele, his deputy Adah Awour, Philomena Nzuki (principal accountant), James Kariuki (senior procurement officer), Fredrick Mwangi (senior finance and planning officer) and Raphael Maluki (proprietor of Primara Ventures) were arrested in August last year and charged with corruption. The prosecution accused them ofcolluding and stealing close to Sh1 million through a tender to supply books to the Nairobi County Assembly resource centre. In November 2014, the Industrial Court reinstated him after he was suspended by MCAs after a delay in them getting their mortgages.

Source: The Star February 17, 2019 18:44 UTC