Investigatin Officer Almost arrested in a 356 Million case
The court almost arrests an investigating officer
An Investigating officer today narrowly avoided a warrant over allegations of tampering with a case involving a director charged with Sh 350m.
When the matter came up for mention before Milimani trial magistrate Dolphina Alego prosecution sought more time to supply the defence with documentary evidence. However, the magistrate instead blamed the investigating officer, who was present in court, for delaying the proceedings.
She warned the investigating officer to stop playing games with the case, which might be seen as collusion with the accused persons to delay the case.
A complainant in a case where a former Company director, Honey Khatwani, has been charged with over Sh 356M 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 provide 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 under his position as director. The accused is out on a cash bail of Ksh 5M with an alternative bond of Ksh 10M.
He is said to have been threatening the witnesses, and the complaints have a strong feeling that the case is being frustrated by some Key Businessmen and Investigators.