The High Court has sentenced Meru County finance executive to three months in jail for contempt of court for failing to pay a Sh500 million debt owed by the county to a French hotelier. Justice Thripsisa Cherere also fined the official Sh200,000 and issued a warrant of arrest against the CEC. Lawyer Mark Ashaba told the court that Ms Kathono had been replaced and therefore could not be in court for the sentencing, while the new one could not be reached. The court had on 27 June 2022 ordered Meru County to pay Leopard Rock Mico Limited - the owners of Leopard Rock Lodge - Sh445 million within 30 days. The matter was adjourned to yesterday, where lawyer Ashaba argued that Ms Kathono was no longer the CEC's finance officer.

Source: Daily Nation December 01, 2023 13:12 UTC