Former CS Treasury Henry Rotich has asked the court to acquit him saying that the narrative that money was lost or stolen was a fiction. He says that the prosecution has failed to prove its case on grounds t that the prosecution abandoned to call all its witnesses in the case.
“The prosecution intentionally or deliberately abandoned its case,”he says
In his submissions Rotich argues that he has a had a long career as a public servant spanning over 25 years rising through te ranks to become the first cabinet secretary for the National Treasury under the new constitution, propelled by integrity, honesty and hard work,”reads the submissions
He argues that he has never committed any offence and is not a person who would commit the awful crimes alleged by the prosecution.
‘We urge the court to acquit the 1st accused person as well as all the other accused persons under section 201 of the criminal code,”he argues
Through lawyer Kioko Kilumi ,Rotich has asked why the Asset Recovery Agency has never traced aby money lost or even freeze it.
“If indeed money was lost as the public was led to believe ,how comes ,how comes the ARA has nt been able to trace any stolen loot and freeze it,he asks
Rotich further claims that he cant be accused of improprirty when he was acting in accordance with the law and following the advise of the principal legal advisor to the government of Kenya.