The corruption case facing Garissa Governor Nathif Jama and six county former tender committee members has been adjourned to next month.
The Daily Nation reports that the case against Jama at the Garissa Magistrates court failed to proceed on Thursday as defense and prosecution witnesses snubbed the court hearing on Thursday.
The Ethics and Ant-Corruption (EACC) allegedly failed to produce one of the key witness who was scheduled to testify.
The EACC lawyer’s told the court that the key witness was engaged in an important meeting in Nairobi and could not make it to court.
The prosecution was also on the spot as it also failed to produce a witness who did not run up in court.
Senior Magistrate Cosmos Maundu adjourned the hearing to May 18 when the witnesses are expected to take to the stand.
Governor Jama alongside six former tender committee members are charged with irregularly leasing ambulances former Emergency Plus owned by Kenya Red Cross.
Red Cross Secretary General Abbas Gullet is among prosecution witnesses who have testified in the graft case.
[Garissa Governor Nathif Jama in a past event. An anti-corruption case against him and six former county tender committee members failed to continue on Thursday after key witnesses skipped court session. The case was adjourned to May 18. (Photo: the-star.co.ke)