Nairobi, July 12 -- Businessman Yagnesh Devani's bid to end his prosecution over the Triton oil scandal has taken a new turn after the High Court rejected his constitutional petition seeking to quash four criminal cases against him.

Justice Roselyne Aburili ruled that Mr Devani's petition raised issues that should be determined by the criminal trial court rather than constitutional litigation.

She reckoned that the trial over the alleged irregular loss of Sh7.6 billion from Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) that was started by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) should continue to a conclusion.

The verdict comes 20 months after a Nairobi magistrate's court permitted the DPP to withdraw corruption-related charges against Mr Devani and ...