The expected ruling in a case against police impostor Joshua Waiganjo failed to take place after a Nakuru court ordered the defense to file responses to submissions by the state to an application to recall witnesses in the hearing of the case against Waiganjo, former Rift Valley PPO John M'Mbijiwe and former Anti-Stock Theft Unit boss Remy Ngugi.
Giving the order, principal magistrate Joe Omido urged Waiganjo’s lawyer Kamau Chomba to file responses to the submissions by the state.
Earlier on, the state had willingly applied to close its case after finding hard to present the investigating officer in the case.
"The court has received all the submissions from the three accused persons, it’s now up to the court to go through the submissions and rule whether the accused persons have a case to answer," said Omido.
Waiganjo in his submissions said failure by the prosecution to present the overall investigative officer was a clear sign that the state has nothing to prove against him.
He said other witnesses had indicated in their testimonies that the investigative officer was Fatuma Abdi. She, however, declined the same before the court.
Ngugi said he was rarely mentioned by the witnesses who testified in the case and thus he had no links to Waiganjo.
Former Rift Valley Provincial Police boss John M'mbijiwe also said he was framed.
Waiganjo is facing charges of illegal possession of government property such as police uniform and impersonating an assistant police.
M'Mbijiwe and Ngugi have denied abuse of office charges and cushioning Waiganjo who masqueraded as a senior police officer for years without detection.