NYS scandal suspect Ann Ngirita on Monday suffered a temporary blow in her case when a court declined to grant her application for an adjournment in order to seek treatment for what she termed as stomach pains.
In her application, Ngirita through her lawyer told the court that she had been experiencing intense stomach and spinal cord pain and had been recommended to go for a check-up at Matter hospital.
“We ask for the adjournment on her behalf so that she can seek medical attention. We are, however, not sure about the period of adjournment as it will depend on the doctor’s observation,” her lawyer argued.
Milimani Anti-Corruption Court Magistrate Douglas Ogoti read mischief viewing her numerous applications to adjourn the case as a means of scuttling the graft cases.
He further noted that the defendant had provided conflicting medical reports all showing different modes of treatment she had received.
“One medical sheet shows she needs a pelvic scan. Another report from Kinangop reads rehabilitation services. There are 34 accused persons in this case. Any order will affect all of them. If they all make such applications, the case will never proceed.
“The argument by the lawyer differs with the medical sheets. There has been consistent applications which are meant to scuttle the proceedings," the judge observed.
Ogoti directed the DCI to investigate the medical reports and give a conclusive report within three days.
On his part, the Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji argued against the application stating that the document did not bear a signature.
He added that the documents presented to him were produced from different hospitals.
“We have been served with what is termed as medial report. We note there is no doctor signature on the same document. It does not also say which doctor has referred the accused to Mater Hospital,” he told the court.
The DPP also told the court that the report had a different name - it read Ann Ngirichi and not Ann Ngirita.