By Chris Ojow
In the application submitted by
Director of Public Prosecution before
the trial court , the DPP humbly
requested the court to withdraw the
murder charge against Cabinet Secretary
Aisha Jumwa.
Kenyan Constitutional Lawyer Danstan
Omari representing Cabinet Secretary
Aisha Jumwa stressed that the Director
of Public Prosecution have powers to
direct the Inspector General of National
Police Service to investigate any
information or allegations of criminal
conduct , nature and the directions
shall be adhered too.
In the case of Aisha Jumwa, the
Directorate of Criminal Investigations
(DCI), has been accused by several
complainants within the Country that
some of the Detectives abused their
powers and fabricated charges to please
their masters by arresting politically
influential leaders, whom the State
perceived to be a threat to their
political ambitions, the sentiments were
echoed by the interviewed members of
the public who aired their opinions on
the ongoing withdrawal of criminal
offences against politicians who were
charged.
Kenyan Director of Public Prosecution in
a lengthy submission where they filed
an application before a trial court and
served the defense, submitted on
grounds that the case before them was
allegedly fabricated due to political
difference and alleged witch hunt
against Aisha Jumwa , after the
accused defected from ODM and Joined the
ruling party UDA.
In several prayers the DPP informed the
court that after going through the
evidence level against Aisha, none of
the evidence presented warrant a
conviction.
On Wednesday 9th November year 2022 ,
the State made a similar application
where they submitted for the withdrawal
of a criminal case against the Country
Deputy President, giving same grounds of
fabrications of Criminal charge by
Directorate of Criminal Investigations
(DCI).
Cabinet Secretary Aisha Jumwa’s lawyer
Danstan Omari after going through the
documentary evidence, which they were to
rely on in defending the accused ,
wrote a letter to DPP to review their
decision of charging the appointed State
Officer after they concluded in their
request that the evidence against the
accused is a storm in a tea cup.
Article 157 of the 2010 new Constitution
of the Republic of Kenya in clause six
roman (c) clearly states that : The
Director of Public Prosecution at any
given stage before the determination of
the case or a Judgement is delivered on
any criminal proceedings after keenly
going through the evidence, may
discontinue the proceedings and the
defendant shall be acquitted.
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