CAS Obure put on his defence in Sh928 million Anglo leasing case

An anti-corruption court on Friday morning found former Kisii Senator Chris Obure has a case to answer in the Sh928million Anglo leasing case.

Magistrate Anne Mwangi in brief ruling put Obure and other former government officials on their defence, saying the prosecution has proven its case against them.

"After evaluating the evidence on record, I find that the state has established a prima facie case against all the accused persons on the case," she said.

The magistrate directed the case to be mentioned on October 8, when the accused persons will indicate the mode of defence they wish to use.

In the case, Obure who is currently the Chief Administrative Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development, was charged alongside former Information PS Sammy Kyungu, Samuel Bundotich and former  Post Master General Francis Chahonyo who has since died.

They are charged with abuse of office over a contract signed between the government and three US companies to supply internet services in 2003.  

The contract, which Obure is accused of authorising to be signed between the government and Spacenet Corporation, among others, was worth $11.8 million (Sh928 million).