Court Drops Charges Against 6 Nakuru County Officials

A Nakuru court has allowed the withdrawal of charges against six county officials accused of corrupt practices. The officials, who were facing charges of receiving kickbacks to influence procurement processes, had their charges dropped due to insufficient evidence.

The case involved payments totaling Ksh120 million to three companies between 2020 and 2025. The prosecution stated that a review of the evidence found it insufficient to link the transactions to any tender or procurement process.

The remaining case is scheduled for hearing on March 8, 2027. The court's decision was made after the prosecution applied to withdraw the charges under section 87(a) of the Criminal Procedure Code.

Source: KBC Digital. AI-assisted summary.