[Photo: Courtesy]Former Assistant Minister Calist Mwatela has gone to court to contest a 2016 order to pay Sh700 million to the family of a slain British geologist. "My clients should be paid Sh700 million because the other parties were just engaged in a fishing expedition," said lawyer Daniel Ngonze for the Bridges family. No jurisdictionJustice Otieno ordered Mwatela and his associates to pay the amount after they, unsuccessfully, tried to withdraw the 2012 suit. After they filed the suit, Bridges did not enter appearance which made Mwatela to apply for judgement against the family on January 7, 2013. Following the failure of the Bridges family to enter appearance, the court entered judgement against the Britons.

Source: Standard Digital February 06, 2018 21:45 UTC