Ex-Tourism CS Najib Balala Released, Hours After Arrest
Former Tourism, Wildlife, and Heritage Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala has been released hours after he was arrested by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) detectives.
The Public Prosecutor presented Balala before a Malindi court on Friday following his arrest Thursday night over his decision to engage private consultants against a Cabinet decision.
Malindi Chief Magistrate James Mwaniki on Friday, December 22 released Balala on a Ksh1 million cash bail or an alternative Ksh5 million, bail terms which were unopposed by the prosecution.
EACC said the two committed Sh3.4 billion for consultancy services in 2010 at the initial stages of the construction of Utalii College, Kilifi campus.
A Malindi court, set to rule heard that Balala and his co-accused jointly used their offices to improperly confer a benefit to private consultants against a Cabinet decision on December 13, 2010.
