The state has been ordered to charge embattled FKF president Nick Mwendwa who is facing corruption allegations within seven days.
This is after Milimani Senior Resident magistrate Wandia Nyamu declined an application by the prosecution to detain him for 14 days at Gigiri police station pending the ongoing investigations in the misuse of public funds.
" I decline the application by the state and l hereby direct that the state to charge the suspect within seven days from today," said Nyamu.
While dismissing the application by the Prosecution she said that it was not in good faith to seek another 14 days to continue holding Mwendwa in police cells without a holding charge.
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She accused the prosecution of being on fishing expedition when they arrested and detained Mwendwa over the weekend without having a complete probe of the matter.
The court ordered Mwendwa to remain on Ksh 7M bond with Ksh 4M cash bail and abid with all the bond terms imposed by the court on Monday.
The court noted that the police defamed Mwendwa in the public domain by alleging that they were proving him over an alleged loss of Ksh 513M yet what state placed in an affidavit filed in court was over Ksh 37.5M
The state through Evelyne Onuga did not comment on the figures on Monday when they sought to have Mwendwa detained for 14 days.
Mwendwa has walked home with a cauction that he should not break the imposed bond terms.
The police were directed to lias with Mwendwa whenever they want to interrogate him.
*This article was written by Meshack Makau for Uzalendo News. Email: uzalendonews24@gmail.com to submit your story.
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