Mercy Tarus, a key witness in the high profile case against top Rift Valley politicians has hit back on reports that she failed to show up in court to testify against suspects of the scam.
According to earlier reports, Tarus was expected to show up in person at the Nakuru Court where her testimony was crucial in the path for justice against suspects that scammed parents millions of shillings for the promise to take their children abroad.
However, Mercy Tarus has come out to defend herself against these allegations after kenyans on social media accused her of abandoning the fight for justice over these reports that were made on social media that she failed to testify.
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According to Tarus, not only did she attend the court session virtually, but her mother was at the court physically together with her legal team for the better part of Monday, contrary to the reports that were made on social media.
“It has come to my attention that there are posts and media reports here that I did not attend court to testify. I attended the court session virtually the whole of yesterday from 9:00am to 4pm, without taking a break. My mother attended physically and Our legal representative was there.”
However, Tarus claims that she was not given a chance to testify as they (accused persons) kept delaying the process through demands such as the recusal of the magistrate and even apologies for the warrants of arrest issued against them.
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Tarus noted that there was an abrupt schedule of hearing that was not communicated. “Out of nowhere we heard that there was a court session today. Only a few parents knew about it, too late, and only three testified. But I got new official dates for testifying through an official sermon.”