CRIMINAL APPEAL NO 26 OF 2018 - DPP vs Lawrence Kuria Warachi
Summary: The DPP appealed the trial court's decision on grounds that the trial magistrate erred in law in acquitting the accused. The court in reviewing the evidence adduced at the trial court concluded that while indeed there was foul play as stated by PW2 as collusion between unnamed company officials and the preceding Land registrar, the prosecution did not lead any evidence to establish that the respondent was part of this foul play, or that it was indeed the defendant who failed to act with due diligence when he issued the title deeds and continued to acquit the respondent on grounds of insufficient evidence.
First offence date: 02/Dec/2009
Start date: 31/Jul/2018
Ruling date: 01/Jan/1970
Defendant plea:
Amount involved: KES 0.00
Type of case: Abuse of Office
Resolution comments:
Charge
Plea
Fine amount
Judgement
Count 1 - Abuse of office contrary to Section 46 as read with Section 48(1) of the Anti Corruption and Economic Crimes Act
Not guilty
0.00
Appeal dismissed
Count 2 - Abuse of office contrary to Section 46 as read with Section 48(1) of the Anti Corruption and Economic Crimes Act
Not guilty
0.00
Appeal dismissed