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The Acquittal of William Ruto
The acquittal of politician William Ruto of corruption charges early in 2011 was
another entry in Tobiko’s and the AG’s poor prosecutorial record. Ruto and others
faced charges of fraudulently obtaining KES 96 million from (Kenya Pipeline
Corporation) KPC by claiming that they were in a position to sell 1.745 hectares
of land belonging to the Ministry of Natural Resources situated in Ngong’ forest.
The case was, however, dismissed in April 2011 for lack of evidence. In acquitting
the accused persons, the magistrate said the prosecution failed to call its star
witness, KPC’s Finance Officer Hellen Njue, who allegedly released the money to
the accused persons.
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