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Rashid Echesa

Kenyan politician who served as Cabinet Secretary for Sports and was appointed chairperson of the Kenya Water Towers Agency Board in 2023.

Latest ruling source 7 Jun 2024Docket checked 26 Oct 20266 sources

  1. Question

    What did the court decide?

  2. Where it stands

    PendingWhere it stands

    3 cases recorded. Most recent: Rashid Echesa v Director of Public Prosecutions (intended appeal and stay application) (pending).

  3. Detail

    Rashid Echesa v Director of Public Prosecutions (intended appeal and stay application)

    Pending
    Court
    Court of Appeal (Kiage, Aroni & Achode JJ.A.)
    Filed
    2024
    Parties
    Rashid Echesa (applicant) v. Director of Public Prosecutions

    What was claimed

    Stay of the High Court order of 26 February 2024 pending an intended appeal.

    What the court decided

    June 2024 (reported 7 June 2024): conservatory order and stay of the High Court order of 26 February 2024 granted pending determination of the intended appeal, the judges finding it raised fundamental questions of law. No Court of Appeal decision on the appeal itself was found as of 2026-10-26.1

    Republic v Rashid Echesa & 4 others (Sh39 billion fake arms deal case)

    On appeal
    Court
    Chief Magistrate's Court, Milimani, Nairobi (Senior Principal Magistrate Kenneth Cheruiyot; after remittal, Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina)
    Filed
    2020
    Parties
    Republic (ODPP) v. Rashid Echesa, Clifford Okoth Onyango, Daniel Otieno Omondi, Kennedy Oyoo Mboya, Crispin Oduor Odipo

    What was claimed

    Charges including conspiracy, making false documents, obtaining money by false pretences and personation over allegedly obtaining Sh11.5 million from US businessman Kozlowski Stanley Bruno with a promise of a military equipment supply tender linked to a purported Sh39 billion arms deal; he denied the charges.

    What the court decided

    3 December 2021: acquitted at the close of the prosecution case, the court finding the prosecution had not proved its case and noting key witnesses, including the two foreign complainants, were not called. This acquittal was set aside by the High Court on 26 February 2024 (see below).2 3 1 4

    Director of Public Prosecutions v Rashid Echesa & others (criminal appeal)

    On appeal
    Court
    High Court of Kenya, Milimani (Justice Kanyi Kimondo)
    Parties
    Director of Public Prosecutions (appellant) v. Rashid Echesa and co-accused

    What was claimed

    Prosecution appeal against the acquittal, arguing the accused had a case to answer and should have been put on their defence.

    What the court decided

    26 February 2024: acquittals set aside; Echesa and four co-accused ordered to be placed on their defence and the file remitted to the trial court (mention on 4 March 2024).3 5 1

  4. Judgments and reports

    1. SecondaryReprieve for Echesa as court halts fake arms deal caseThe Standard · 7 Jun 2024
    2. SecondaryRashid Echesa cleared of wrongdoing in Sh39bn arms deal sagaNation · Dec 2021
    3. SecondaryChief Magistrate Onyina to issue directions in Echesa's Sh39bn fake arms caseThe Star · 25 Apr 2024
    4. SecondaryEchesa and his co-accused granted Sh1 million cash bailNairobi News (Nation Media Group) · 2020
    5. SecondaryKimondo overturns Echesa's acquittal in fake arms dealCapital FM · 1 Mar 2024

Legal status: Public Figure Record Verified

Docket note

26 Oct 2026 Published after review.

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