Former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero and ten other former county officials were charged with Sh213 million fraud, and their attempt to prohibit the entry of seven checks in the case, claiming they were not authentic copies, was dismissed by the Anti-Corruption court in Nairobi. Chief Magistrate Douglas Ogoti dismissed the application, saying that the cheques were authentic copies and permitting the prosecution to use them as exhibits in the case. The defense counsel, lead by James Orengo, had opposed to Mulki Umar’s submission of the cheques, arguing they were not authentic copies. On Tuesday,…
