JUST IN: Sonko: “God Will Defend Me” as Court Orders Retrial of Ksh20M Corruption Case 

  Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has instructed his lawyers to appeal a High Court ruling that overturned his acquittal in a Ksh20 million corruption case. On Wednesday, Justice Nixon Sifuna nullified the earlier decision, citing significant legal errors made by the trial magistrate. Justice Sifuna stated that Magistrate Douglas Ogoti, who dismissed the case on December 21, 2022, relied on an amended charge sheet prepared by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), which compromised the ruling. Magistrate Ogoti had acquitted Sonko and businessman Antony Ombok of 13 charges due to insufficient evidence. “The ruling is fundamentally flawed.
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