Michael Kamau in the dock | File Photo: Courtesy
Via Business Daily
A Nairobi court on Tuesday terminated abuse of office charges against the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) chair Michael Kamau.
Milimani senior principal magistrate Victor Wakumile terminated the charges against the former Transport cabinet secretary following an application by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji under section 879(a) of the criminal procedure code.
The former CS was accused of arbitrarily authorising the redesigning of the Kamukuywa-Kaptama-Kapsokwony-Sirisia road in Bungoma county leading to the loss of Sh33 million.
He had been charged together with Mr Mwangi Maingi, former Chief Engineer of Roads and Nicholas Ndungu a former resident Engineer, in connection to the redesigning of a road in Bungoma County more than a decade ago.
The 64-year-old Kamau has been in court corridors over the years as he challenged his prosecution.
He was first charged in June 2015 after he was suspended from his ministerial position by President Kenyatta before the trial was temporarily suspended after the Court of Appeal quashed it on July 14, 2017.