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Director of Public Prosecutions v Chapia & another (Anti-Corruption Case E041 of 2020) [2024] KEMC 46 (KLR) (Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes) (25 November 2024) (Ruling)

Director of Public Prosecutions v Chapia & another (Anti-Corruption Case E041 of 2020) [2024] KEMC 46 (KLR) (Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes) (25 November 2024) (Ruling)
Citation
Director of Public Prosecutions v Chapia & another [2024] KEMC 46 (KLR)
Media Neutral Citation
[2024] KEMC 46 (KLR)
Court
Magistrate's Court
Court station
Anti-Corruption Magistrate's Court
Outcome
Dismissed
Case number
Anti-Corruption Case E041 of 2020
Attorneys
Mr. Momanyi,
Judges
CN Ondieki
Judgment date
25 November 2024
Language
English
Type
Judgment
Collections
Date published
10 December 2024
Case action
Ruling
Court division
Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes
Filing county
Nairobi
Order
i.EACC lacks locus standi to actively participate in and enjoy the right of audience in criminal proceedings involving corruption18 and/or economic crime19, in the capacity of either a “victim” of the said offences or a “victim representative”. However, and for avoidance of doubt, the right to watching brief by Counsel instructed by EACC, having been found sustainable and protectable, will continue.18As defined by section 2 of ACECA.19As also defined by section 2 of ACECA.ii.This Application has failed to surmount the threshold for withdrawal from prosecuting the Accused, and this Court consequently declines to grant the Application to withdraw under section 87(a) of the CPC.
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