Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji has been roped in to negotiate on behalf of the government in an out of court settlement in the NYS case involving Ms Josephine Kabura.
In the suit, eight senior bank managers were charged with failure to raise alarm after noting suspicious activity on Ms Kabura's three accounts held with the bank.
The bank's lawyer Waweru Gatonye pleaded with the courts to allow more time as they had kicked off out of court discussions with the new DPP.
"The mention today was to inform the court about the progress of the settlement.
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"Parties are still involved in some correspondence in light of the changes that occurred in the office of the DPP," the lawyer told the court.
He further requested the court to allow another month for the negotiations to take place, the DPP did not object.
Magistrate Paul Ogemba granted the request ordering that the matter is mentioned before the court on July 31.
Ms Kabura is accused of laundering up to Ksh1.6 Billion through the accounts held with Family Bank.
In 2016, the former hairdresser angered Members of Parliament (MPs) after feigning ignorance on the large sums of money that were being deposited and paid from her accounts.
Ms Kabura could neither produce receipts for the payments she allegedly made to suppliers, neither could she recall what items she had paid the suppliers for.
"You can try and hide the architects of this scheme, but I can assure you that having been in this country for the better part of five decades that you won't succeed," the then Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chair Nicolas Gumbo warned Ms Kabura.
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