On the radar: Ruto to flag off WRC safari rally at KICC

Key events and activities lined up for today.

In Summary
  • Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu will grace the Inaugural Nairobi Education Conference.

  • A Magistrates court is today expected to issue directions in a case in which two people were charged with stealing Sh1 million from Victoria Graham.

The World Rally Championship Safari Rally Kenya will on Thursday kick off.

President William Ruto will lead the official flag-off at Kenyatta International Convention Centre.

After the ceremony, the convoy will make its way to Kasarani Stadium for a brief exhibition.

The convoy will then proceed to Service Park in Naivasha, the heart of the event.

Machogu to grace Nairobi Education Conference.

Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu will grace the Inaugural Nairobi Education Conference.

The event will take place at the Kenya Institute for Special Education (KISE).

Court to give direction on two people accused of stealing Sh1 million

A Magistrates court is today expected to issue directions in a case in which two people were charged with stealing Sh1 million from Victoria Graham.

Naomi Vivian Omoto and Douglas Muhanda were arraigned in court on Monday.

According to the charge sheet, the two committed the offence on diverse dates between October 16 and December 27, when they withdrew the amount from the bank account of Victoria Graham.

The offence allegedly took place at Westgate Mall and Sarit Centre in Westlands, Nairobi.

Former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero case.

The Sh213 million graft case facing former Nairobi governor Evans Kidero is to be mentioned today before trial Magistrate Victor Wakumile.

The case is at its tail end with the investigating officer being the only witness remaining to conclude her session.

In the case, Kidero, former county secretary Lilian Ndegwa, former chief finance officer Jimmy Mutuku Kiamba, former minister in charge of finance and planning Gregory Mwakanongo, former acting chief finance officer Luke Mugo and former acting head of Treasury Maurice Ochieng Okere have denied charges of corruption and economic crime including conspiracy to commit an offence of corruption, abuse of office, fraudulent acquisition of public property, dealing with suspect property, and unlawful failure to pay tax to a public body

The charges against them state that they conspired to commit fraud which led to the loss of Sh213,327,300 at the County Government between January 16, 2014 and January 25, 2016.

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