This archive report was first published on 4 August 2020.
On 10th March 2017, Kimilili Member of Parliament Didmus Barasa allegedly committed an offence in Kitengela, Kajiado county, by selling a mortgaged Toyota Hiace worth 450,000 without the consent of the mortgagee, Uwezo Microfinance Bank.
Barasa, who denied the charges before Kajiado Chief magistrate's court, was released on a cash bail of Sh 100,000.
Published on 4th August 2020, the case has been ordered to appear before a Kajiado court and plead to charges over a botched car deal by the High Court.
Barasa claimed that he was involved in a commercial transaction in 2016 and sold his motor vehicle through an agent to businessman Irungu John Mwangi, who was a willing buyer for good value consideration.
