Justice Jairus Ngaah has found Mr Michael Gichuru was unlawfully jailed and the committal order was issued prematurely by the High Court Deputy Registrar Ms Damacline Bosibori in Nyeri. He said the registrar failed to consider conditions spelt out in Section 38 of the Civil Procedures Act which should be satisfied before issuing a committal order. The judge also allowed the voter to file an appeal against the legal costs after complaining that they exorbitant. Justice Ngaah ordered Mr Gichuru to start the process of challenging the costs within 14 days since the decree was issued on June 8, 2018. But the judge noted that neither Mr Gichuru nor his counsels were aware of the ruling on taxation as they had not been informed.

Source: Daily Nation April 12, 2019 12:33 UTC