Samburu Governor Lenolkulal Charged, Freed on Sh150 Million Bond or Sh100 Million Cash Bail

Samburu Governor Lenolkulal Charged, Freed on Sh150 Million Bond or Sh100 Million Cash Bail

Samburu Governor Moses Lenolkulal was arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts on Tuesday afternoon.

Appearing before Chief Magistrate Douglas Ogoti, Governor Lenolkulal was charged with conspiracy to commit an offense of corruption, abuse of office, conflict of interest, and unlawful acquisition of public property.

He is accused of irregularly obtaining Sh84.7 million from the Samburu County government by supplying fuel through his fuel company, Oryx Service Station between March 2013 and March 2019.

Lenolkulal, who was arrested on Tuesday morning by detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), has pleaded not guilty to the four counts of corruption and abuse of office.

Magistrate Ogoti has also barred him from accessing the Samburu county government offices pending hearing and determination of the case.

It remains to be seen whether he will manage to raise the bail or bond to secure his release considering that his property and bank accounts were frozen in February.

 

Comments

mkenya halisi (not verified)     Tue, 04/02/2019 @ 05:57pm

Judge ogoti that's a good ruling of 100m bail i hope yr judges follow suit.If somebody is suspected to have stollen 1billion give him bail for 700m not 10 million??Judge Ogoti ni poa ur now trying to clean ur name juu u were used plenty by opposition b4 if am not mistaking u with another judge.

Mjuaji (not verified)     Tue, 04/02/2019 @ 06:05pm

Ni bayana kwamba vita dhidi ya wizi wa mali ya umma umeanza kushika kasi. Kwa mara ya kwanza tangu vita hivi vianze, mahakama imeanza kuchuku wajibu wake kwa kutoa dhamana ambayo nia yake ni kulinda na tafsisha jasho ya mwananchi. Hapo awali, alieiba mamillioni ya pesa za umma, alipewa dhamana na bodi ya maelfu ya pesa. Ni wazi kwamba sasa mahakama imesikiza kilio chetu kwa kuhakikisha kwamba unapewa dhamana ambayo ni zaidi ya ulichikiiba. Mahakama ikiongozwa na na Jaji Mkuu Bw Maraga ilikuwa imepoteza heba yake katika vita vya kupambana na ulaji mlungura, uporaji wa mali ya umma na visa vyovyote vile vya utumiaji mbaya wa mamlaka. Shukran Bw Ogoti kwa kusimama kidete katika vita hivi, na pia kuipa mahakama hadhi mwafaka inayostahili . Kumeguka meguka kwa hadhi ya mahakama kulikuwa kumeleta vurugu na kugonga mwamba wakati vita dhidi ya ufisadi ulikuwa umechacha moto. Tabia za magavana chepe, yaani wanasiasa ucuara wanaojifiria wenyewe, sasa utaanza kufika kikoma. Ninangoja kwa hamu na ghamu na kwa shauku kuona mahali Gavana Kasaine atakapo zitoa zile hela millioni elfu mia moja ili kujinusuru. Hususan ule mtindo n a mbinu zilizotumiwa na mawaziri, wakurungezi wa mashirika ya umma, wabunge nguruwe, magavana, na waporaji wengineo sasa zimeanza kugonga ukuta. Uporaji huo uliotupa humusa, ubinafsishaji wao uliotukereketa sisi walipa kodi; viburi vyao walivyozisheheneza kama siridado(dry rot); kusaga meno kwetu kulio onekana kana kwamba kumeshindikana(fail), sasa kumevunja mahadaki na visingiti vyote walivyokuwa wakitumia kukwepa haki isitendeke, sasa ni dhahir shahir kwamba zimesambaratika. Watarudisha zote walizopora na wawe wake za watu katika jela za Shimo La Tewa au Naivasha. Twangoja wezi wa mabillioni ya pesa za za kujenga mabwawa pia wafikishwe kidimbani hivi karibuni, na haraka iwezekanavyo kwani hivyo ndivyo ilivyo.

One2ManyDayz (not verified)     Tue, 04/02/2019 @ 09:35pm

Now, that bond/bail befits the the risk of the charged interfering with the case. Corruption cases judges should emulate CM Ogoti on this because bond/bail as a form of collateral should be set beyond the amount one is accused of stealing.

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