- Anti-Corruption Court Judge Nixon Sifuna directed that Peter Muturi Karanja should record a statement and have his fingerprints taken at the EACC offices.
- Karanja had moved to the High Court under a Certificate of Urgency to stop EACC from arresting him.
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The High Court has ordered the personal assistant to former Murang'a Governor Mwangi wa Iria to appear before the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday.
Anti-Corruption Court Judge Nixon Sifuna directed that Peter Muturi Karanja should record a statement and have his fingerprints taken at the EACC offices.
This is in connection with the alleged Sh140 million Murang'a County graft case probe.
"Hence he should on Monday the 22nd day of April 2024 present himself to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission for recording a statement and fingerprint taking, and then on Tuesday the 23rd day of April 2024 at 9:00 am present himself to the Milimani Chief Magistrate's Anti-Corruption Court, for plea-taking in ANTI- CORRUPTION CASE NO. E012 OF 2024 wherein he is the 8th Accused Person," Justice Sifuna ordered.
Karanja had moved to the High Court under a Certificate of Urgency to stop EACC from arresting him.
After deliberations, the Court then directed him to a cash bail of Sh300,000 before the close of business on Friday.
Justice Sifuna clarified that the amount was an anticipatory bail stopping on the arrest but not charging and prosecution.
Additionally, the Judge clarified that the conservatory orders secured from Murang’a High Court by Mwangi Wa Iria only stopped the prosecution of three accused persons; the former Governor, Jane Waigwe Kimani and Solomon Mutura Kimani.
As such, the other suspects should proceed to take plea.
"I am in making these orders and conditionally stopping his arrest, cognizant of the fact that the Applicant together with nine others have already been charged in the said case but are yet to take plea. Therefore, while he should not be arrested, he should co-operate and liase with the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission and the Director of Public Prosecutions for purposes of being processed for plea-taking," Justice Sifuna ordered.