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
Record history
26 Oct 2026 Record published and reviewed.
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