This archive report was first published on 22 November 2019.
On November 22, 2019, Nakuru West Member of Parliament Samuel Arama was acquitted of graft-related charges in a suspected land fraud case.
Anti-corruption Chief Magistrate Douglas Ogoti ruled that the prosecution failed to provide sufficient evidence linking the legislature and two other suspects in the fraud case.
The prosecution's attempt to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the Nakuru West Member of Parliament alongside two other suspects were guilty of graft charges suffered a major setback.
Chief Magistrate Ogoti cited lack of evidence on the prosecution side and ordered that the 1 million shillings cash bail deposited to the court be refunded to the accused persons.
The three were charged with abuse of office, fraudulent acquisition of land in Nakuru, and conspiracy to defraud a businessman.
The prosecution claimed that Arama conspired with three others to defraud Ahmed Muhammad Nisar by dispossessing him of a plot in August 2015.
