Hold your horses, court tells Okemo and Gichuru
The High Court on Monday declined to grant orders against the extradition of Chris Okemo and Samuel Gichuru to the United Kingdom over corruption.
The judge, Justice Nicholas Ombija, said the case was speculative because the government had taken no action so far that could be deemed to infringe on the constitutional rights of the two.
The judge ruled the two can later choose to resume the case if the government commences extradition proceedings against them.
Mr Okemo is the member of parliament for Nambale and served former president Daniel arap Moi as minister for energy and minister for finance. Mr Gichuru is a former chief executive of the state utility Kenya Power and Lightning Company (KPLC).
A court in Jersey, UK has issued an international warrant for their arrest over alleged bribery during a procurement process.
More details soon.
