BY SAM ALFAN.
A senior advocate who defended a court of appeal judge accused of attempted murder has been charged with stealing 10milion.
Lawyer Daniel Peter Kinyanjuu is accused on 13 of June 2016 at Barclays Bank plaza Corporate Service Center in Nairobi jointly with others stole cash 10million property of Barclay’s Bank.
Mr Kinyanjui is also facing another count of handling stolen property.
He is being accused on 13 June at Consolidated Bank Koinange street in the course of stealing,dishonestly received 10million in account no 0120050482900 of D.P Kinyanjui and Co domiciled at Consolidated Bank knowing or having reason to believe them to be stolen money.
His Lawyer Wadugi Kiraithe urged the court to release Kinyanjui on a personal on grounds that he’s man of no means.
“My client is sickly and cannot afford to raise the cash bail. I urge the court to release him on personal bond” submitted Wadubi.
He said Kinyanjui has been for a while not performing his duties as a lawyer due to his health.
He pleaded not guilty to all charges and was released on a cash bail of 200,000 and a bond of 1miilion.
Prosecution said it was not opposed to the lawyer being released on bond but urged the court not to grant him the personal bond due to the nature of the offence.
She said the prosecution will consolidate Kinyanjui’s case with another pending before same court.
The magistrate Joyce Gandani directed prosecution to supply defence with all documents and exhibits the prosecution seeks to rely on.
