A complainant in a case where a former Company director Honey Khatwani has been charged with over Sh 350M fraud says the Investigation Officer is delaying the case while playing tactics..
When the matter appeared today before magistrate Dolphina Alego,she granted DPP a last chance to supply documentary evidence and materials to the defendants so that the case can kick off.
The magistrate ordered so after the Investigation Officer failed to avail the documents.While seeking an adjournment, the state, through the DPP, asked for a week so they could supply the documents to the court a move opposed by the defense, who argued that his client has been affected by this matter and wants it to be heard and determined as soon as possible.
In her ruling, the trial magistrate Dolphina Alego directed the matter to be heard on the 10th,July 2025 after the defense and the prosecution agreed that the pre-trial be conducted on the same day, as well as the supply of the documents to the defense.
According to the charge sheet, Khatwani is accused of stealing the money on diverse dates between January 1, 2020, and June 30, 2024, at Baba Dogo within Nairobi County. The funds, prosecutors said, came into his possession by virtue of his position as director.The accused is out on a cashbail of Ksh 5M with alternative bond of Ksh 10M.
He is said to have been threatening the witnesses and the complaints have strong feeling that the case is being frustrated by some Key Businessmen and Investigators.
