Former Nairobi PC Davis Chelogoi has been granted release on a bond of Sh10 million with two sureties of a similar amount, pending hearing and determination of the Sh1.35 billion land fraud case.
Issuing the ruling on Monday, Milimani Principal Magistrate Dolphina Alego also offered the alternative of cash bail at Sh5 million with two contact persons.
Additionally, the court instructed the former PC to deposit his passport to the court for the interim period.
The State had on Thursday opposed the application for bail/bond release arguing that the man was a flight risk.
Similar arguments were presented by the lawyers of the complainant, Ashok Shah, who claims forceful land acquisition.
Pending Monday’s ruling, Chelogoi had been detained for four days.
Following the court’s decision, the former PC’s lawyer Tom Ojienda requested for the former to be admitted to the Nairobi Hospital pending processing of the bail/bond.
The court heard that two nights ago, Chelogoi’s medical condition worsened and he was taken to a private hospital.
The hospital, however, referred him to Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) but he could not be attended to owing to the ongoing doctors’ strike.
Consequently, the prison wardens had to return him to the cells.
Acknowledging the challenges posed by the ongoing doctors’ strike, the court granted the request for hospitalisation at the Nairobi Hospital.
The matter will be mentioned on March 27.
