Wednesday, July 6, 2011

DPP to seek arrest warrants for Gichuru, Okemo

Nambale MP Chris Okemo (left) and former Kenya Power and Lighting boss Samuel Gichuru. The DPP is seeking an extradition proceedings against the duo over Jersey fraud cases. Photo/FILE
Nambale MP Chris Okemo (left) and former Kenya Power and Lighting boss Samuel Gichuru. The DPP is seeking an extradition proceedings against the duo over Jersey fraud cases. Photo/FILE

Posted  Wednesday, July 6 2011 at 12:05

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A Kenyan court will deliver a ruling on July 11 on whether Nambale MP Chris Okemo and former parastatal boss James Gichuru will be arrested and extradited to Jersey on graft claims.
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Earlier, an application by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) sought to have the duo arrested and detained in accordance with Section 8 of the Extradition Act.
The DPP argues that the State has sufficient evidence in support of the extradition process against the accused persons.
Mr Okemo, a former minister of Finance and Mr Gichuru, the former Kenya Power and Lighting Company boss are alleged to have received kickbacks from companies active in the energy sector during the Moi regime. Mr Okemo also served as Energy minister in the Moi regime.
On Tuesday, the Attorney General Amos Wako held a meeting with British High Commissioner Rob Macaire in which the envoy noted that his government was keen to have the two high ranking figures in the Moi regime handed over to face trial in Jersey.
“The Jersey authorities are extremely serious about getting the extraditions. This is not a small issue for them, this is a vital reputation for Jersey,” Mr Macaire said in an interview after the meeting.
Mr Macaire also told Mr Wako the UK felt Kenya had taken too long to prosecute the Anglo Leasing cases.
“For us in the UK and for other jurisdictions, we think this has gone on too long and we think that there should be enough evidence to see prosecutions,” he said.
He said the audio evidence and legal arguments that have been put forward by the Jersey authorities to the public domain establish clearly that the facts about crimes committed and the facts about the requested extradition was an open and shut case.

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