Republic v Namuye & 4 others (Anti-Corruption Case 13 of 2016) [2017] KEMC 119 (KLR) (Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes) (20 January 2017) (Ruling)
- Court
- Magistrate's Courts
- Case number
- 119
- Citation
- [2017] KEMC 119 (KLR)
- Decided
- 20 January 2017
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TypeAnti-Corruption CasePostureApplication for documentsCoramLN MUGAMBI
Holding
The court held that the prosecution has an obligation to provide access to evidential material, but the Youth Enterprise Development Fund is not bound to provide documents under its custody.
Facts
Catherine Namuye, the 1st Accused, applied for documents related to financial years 2011/12 to 2015/2016 from Youth Enterprise Development Fund, Director of Public Prosecutions, and Ethics & Anti-corruption Commission.
Issues
- obligation of prosecution to provide evidential material
- boundness of Youth Enterprise Development Fund to provide documents
Reasoning
The court reasoned that the prosecution has a duty to provide access to evidential material, but the Youth Enterprise Development Fund is not required to do so as it is not an investigator or prosecutor.
Outcome
Application granted in part, Youth Enterprise Development Fund not bound to provide documents.
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