The high court has temporarily suspended the trial of former Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich alongside 28 suspects in the multibillion-shilling Kimwarer and Arror dams scandal.
The case was adjourned for 30 days pending the hearing and termination of a case by one of the suspects accusing the police of violating his rights during the arrest.
Chief Magistrate Douglas Ogoti said the order by the high court affects all accused persons since they are jointly charged.
In his application before the high court, one of the suspects Richard Malebe challenged the manner in which his arrest was done accusing the police of violating his rights prompting the high court to suspend the criminal proceedings against him.
Meanwhile, nominated Nairobi county deputy governor Ann Kananu Mwenda now wants the court to revisit the orders stopping the County Assembly from vetting her.
Appearing before Justice Mumbi Ngugi the nominated deputy governor through her lawyers argued that in accordance with the constitutional timeline her nomination expires on 5th March 2020 whereas the court ordered that the matter be mentioned on 10th March.
