Director of Press Service at the office of Prime CS Salim Swaleh and five others accused of extorting foreigners have been granted a cash bail of Sh400,000 each.
Milimani principal magistrate Ben Mark Ekhubi granted the six cash bail and directed them to report to the Investigating officer once a week.
The magistrate also directed the suspects to deposit their travelling documents and warned them from interfering with witnesses in the case.
"I have noted that there are no compelling reasons and the investigations can be done when they are out adding that the application by the prosecution lacks merit," the magistrate ruled.
He added that no charges have been preferred against the suspects whom the prosecution is investigating offences of abuse of office and conspiracy to defraud.
The applicant's application for pre-charge detention lacks merit, he said.
All the suspects were warned against interfering with witnesses.
Salim Swaleh was barred from contacting his colleagues.
On Monday, the DCI sought to detain Swaleh and the five for 14 days pending investigations.
The five include Otieno Japolo Michael, Terry Kemunto Sese, Daniel Omondi Gogo, John Musundi Wabomba and James William Mokoha.
In a miscellaneous application filed by Inspector Nicholas Njoroge, he stated that the respondents were arrested on June 23, in the Prime Cabinet Secretary's office on suspicion of having committed various offences.
In the application before the court, he states that they were suspected of committing an offence of Conspiracy to commit a felony contrary to section 293 of the Penal Code, Attempt to obtain money by false pretence contrary to section 313 as read with section 399 of the Penal Code, personating a person employed in the public service contrary to section 105(b) of the penal code and Abuse of office.
The officer stated that the complainants are foreigners from Dubai and South Africa respectively whereby they were allegedly lured to the country to secure a tender to construct two stadia for the upcoming AFCON 2027 games.
