The hearing of a fraud case against Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua has been moved to September next year.
The hearing of the case had been slated for Tuesday, December 7 but lawyers representing the MP told the court that the prosecution had failed to serve them with all the witness statements.
The prosecution has lined up 45 witnesses to testify against Gachagua and his co-accused.
Gachagua is facing charges of conspiracy to commit an offence of corruption, fraudulent acquisition of public property and money laundering.
It is alleged that the first time vocal lawmaker defrauded the County Government of Nyeri Ksh.27.4 million between May 2015 and December 2016.
He is also accused of fraudulently receiving Ksh.7.3 million, money suspected to be proceeds of crime through Rafiki Micro-Finance Bank knowingly.
The matter will now be mentioned on February 24, 2022.
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