It’s a blow to former Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani as High Court Judge Chacha Mwita denies him anticipatory bail.
Yatani had moved to the Court seeking anticipatory bail arguing that ongoing investigations on graft allegations against him are malicious.
He claimed that he was apprehensive that the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC)’s actions are borne of malice, ill will and bad faith and the court should protect him.
“To this end, the applicant seeks the interpretation of the court of the scope of the third respondent’s (Milimani chief magistrate) duty in considering ex-parte (EACC’s) applications for search warrants and whether the third respondent judiciously exercised its discretion in granting the search warrants in the manner that it did,” read court papers.
The judge directed that all parties in the case appear on June 14 for an inter-party hearing.
Yatani together with Marsabit Governor Mohamud Mohamed Ali, top county officials and close family members are under investigation for alleged theft of public funds, abuse of office, procurement irregularities, conflict of interest and unexplained wealth.
