Noordin Haji, the director of public prosecutions (DPP), has defended his choice to dismiss high-profile charges involving individuals associated with President William Ruto.
Since Ruto gained office, some criminal prosecutions brought against influential government figures have been dropped, while other former company officials have been released as a result of accusations being dropped.
Dropping cases is permitted by law, according to Haji, who Ruto has subsequently chosen to be the next Director-General of the National Intelligence Service (NIS), who was speaking yesterday during the introduction of the Malalamishi System in the Nairobi Remand, Industrial Area.
The DPP stated, “I know I have become synonymous with withdrawal, but withdrawals are allowed by the constitution and it is a right where there has been an injustice,”
“We must, no matter who that person is in society, even when that person comes from the high and mighty, that withdrawal must be done if it is justified.”
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, Cabinet Secretaries Aisha Jumwa, and Mithika Linturi are among the politicians whose charges Haji dropped, which some Kenya Kwanza politicians have hailed as the beginning of Kenyans’ liberation.
Haji highlighted a dearth of solid proof.
The National Integrity Alliance (NIA), a group for citizen-centered integrity and anti-corruption, spoke out against Haji’s appointment to lead the NIS on Sunday.
According to the group, Haji’s nomination violates Chapter 6 of the constitution, which outlines standards for moral character and leadership.
It said that Haji is unsuitable for the position because of his dubious behavior as DPP, notably after he dismissed eight graft-related charges connected to powerful government figures.
