Muite begins review of files on Malili Ranch prosecution
Senior Counsel Paul Muite. Lawyers Thursday warned that issuing of inconsistent rulings by the Judiciary, especially the Supreme Court, is creating confusion. PHOTO | EVANS HABIL
What you need to know:
- Muite confirmed Wednesday he had received the files handed over to the office of the DPP by the CID.
- Last week the DPP, Mr Keriako Tobiko appointed Mr Muite to advice whether there was sufficient evidence to prosecute the suspects or any other person named in the Malili files.
- Muite, however, did not give a timeline within which he expects to finalise the matter.
The process of determining who will be prosecuted over the controversial sale of 5,000 acres of land at the Malili Ranch has started.
Senior Counsel Paul Muite confirmed to the Nation Wednesday he had received the files handed over to the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions by the Criminal Investigations Department.
“I received the six bulky files last week and have begun studying them.
I need to go through them very professionally and make an objective decision on the way forward”, Mr Muite said in a telephone interview.
He however did not give a timeline within which he expects to finalise the matter.
Last week the DPP, Mr Keriako Tobiko appointed Mr Muite to advice whether there was sufficient evidence to prosecute the suspects or any other person named in the Malili files.
The CID had forwarded the investigations files recommending the prosecution of Machakos Senator Johnston Muthama and former Information and Communications Permanent Secretary Bitange Ndemo over the questionable sale of the land to the government, which plans to develop an ICT city.
