The Office of the Director of Prosecutions headed by Noordin Haji was taken by surprise on Friday when a prosecution witness became unhelpful in a court case against former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero.
The Star reported that Robert Ayisi who was supposed to testify against Kidero told the magistrate that he did not have any evidence of the former governor's corruption allegations.
He explained that he recorded his statement only because he was asked to by the EACC.
Ayisi told the magistrate that procurement of the items in question was done procedurally and within the law.
Kidero is facing charges of embezzling Ksh213 million from Nairobi County during his tenure.
The former governor and 10 others had, in 2018, been charged in court and accused of conspiring to commit fraud which led to the loss of Ksh213,327,300 at the county government between January 16, 2014, and January 25, 2016, for services not rendered.
Kidero has been in and out of police cells multiple times since he vacated the helm of power at City Hall.
According to the Nation, even though he has not been convicted of any financial crimes yet, the frequent arrests have seen him lose friends as fast as he earned them.
The crowd that used to mill around him is gone. Today you are more likely to see him sitting alone at a table in a golf course restaurant than out and about.
Kidero has been arrested at least three times, with the last one being one of the most embarrassing since he had to spend four nights in the police cell.
