DPP Withdraws Ksh 7.5 Billion Fraud Case Against Businessman Yagnesh Divani

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has formally dropped a Ksh 7.5 billion fraud case against businessman Yagnesh Divani. Earlier this year, Divani was charged with unlawfully obtaining Ksh 7.5 billion from companies involved in fuel trading. Upon arraignment, trial magistrate Thomas Nzyoki ordered him to pay a Ksh 500,000 cash bail and present two guarantors.

The prosecution terminated the case under Section 87(a) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC), explaining that they lacked both witnesses and documentary evidence. The case, originally filed in 2008, had been delayed as Divani fled to the United Kingdom, where he spent 13 years contesting a Kenyan extradition order. Despite his legal efforts, he lost the case and was compelled to return to Kenya.

Divani, who was reportedly operating through Triton Limited, was also required to hand over his passport to the court. After the case was withdrawn, the court instructed that his passport and the deposited cash bail be returned to him.