Nolle prosequi under Kenya criminal law means to stop proceedings .This occurs in cases where the prosecution or the republic of a country is unwilling to pursue a certain criminal case hence dropping it.
Power of Attorney General to enter nolle prosequi.
This is provided for under sec.82of the Criminal procedure code under Kenya laws which states:
(1) In any criminal case and at any stage thereof before verdict or judgment, as the case may be, the Attorney-General may enter a nolle prosequi, either by stating in court or by informing the
court in writing that the Republic intends that the proceedings shall not continue, and thereupon the accused shall be at once discharged in respect of the charge for which the nolle prosequi is entered, and if he has been committed to prison shall be released, or if on bail his recognizances shall be discharged; but discharge of an accused person shall not operate as a bar to subsequent proceedings against him on account of the same facts.
(2) If the accused is not before the court when a nolle prosequi is entered, the registrar or clerk of the court shall forthwith cause notice in writing of the entry of the nolle prosequi to be given to the keeper of the prison in which the accused may be detained.