On April 20, 2022, the High Court in Nairobi will deliver a ruling on the case of former Family Bank CEO Peter Munyiri and six other bank employees accused of money laundering in the Sh791 million National Youth Service (NYS) scandal.
Mr. Munyiri, who is also a Nyeri governor aspirant, and his co-accused have denied the charges, claiming that the Director of Public Prosecutions failed to prove a prima facie case against them.
According to their lawyer, Mr. Kioko Kilukumi, the prosecution's case was weak and the charges against the accused were bad in law. 'I would like to make an application for all the accused persons. I will be asking this court to acquit my client and his co-accused under Section 210 of the Constitution. The DPP has failed to prove a case against them. The charges against them are bad in law,' Mr. Kilukumi said.
The prosecution had called six witnesses, including some from the Central Bank, to testify against the accused.
Mr. Munyiri and his co-accused were charged with failing to report unusual transactions carried out by the chief NYS suspect, Ms. Josephine Kabura Irungu, through her three bank accounts.
