Track Legend Keino Turns State Witness In Kenya Graft Case

Kenya's former Olympic chief Kipchoge Keino will become a witness for the prosecution after charges of corruption at the 2016 Olympics against him were dropped, his lawyer said Friday.

Nairobi, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 16th Nov, 2018 ) :Kenya's former Olympic chief Kipchoge Keino will become a witness for the prosecution after charges of corruption at the 2016 Olympics against him were dropped, his lawyer said Friday.

Keino, 78, a two-time Olympic gold medallist, was due to be charged with six other officials, including former Kenyan sports minister Hassan Wario, over the misappropriation of more than 55 million shillings ($545,000).

But the prosecution told the court on Friday that the charges against Keino had been dropped and he will appear as the key prosecution witness.

His lawyer Cecil Miller confirmed that Keino was a free man.

"The new charge says that Keino is no longer an accused person. He has been converted to a prosecution witness," Miller told AFP.

"It is a big relief to us all," he added.

The accused are facing charges ranging from abuse of office to failing to comply with laws on the management of public funds.