British gold trader petitions JSC for removal of Judiciary chief registrar Anne Amadi over Sh100m fraud
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Gold trader wants Judiciary chief registrar Anne Amadi removed from judiciary post over Sh100m fraud
Gold trader wants Judiciary chief registrar Anne Amadi removed from judiciary post over Sh100m fraud.
In response to the Sh100 million gold fraud, a British gold trader has petitioned the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to have Chief Registrar of the Judiciary Anne Amadi removed from her position.
Demetrios Bradshaw, a director of Bruton Gold Trading LLC, has petitioned the JSC to remove Ms. Amadi from the JSC due to alleged serious wrongdoing.
In a case currently ongoing in the High Court, Mr. Bradshaw is requesting the return of more than Sh100 million that he claims was paid in a gold scam to the legal team of Amadi and Associates.
Justice Alfred Mabeya prolonged the order freezing Ms. Amadi’s and the law firm’s accounts on Friday until June 9, when he will decide on her request for the accounts to be unfrozen and striking out of the case.
“The Judicial Service Commission takes the necessary steps in line with all applicable laws and removes her from office with immediate effect,” the petition states.
Among the grounds cited by the British passport holder are consulting with and for representing and running Amadi and Associates law firm while being an employee of the Judiciary.
The judiciary, and allegedly receiving money into an account opened by her in her capacity as the sole proprietor of the law firm and maintaining control of the operations of the said account.
Mr. Bradshaw further claims that Ms. Amadi called his advocates sometime last year and thereafter met in the company of her advocates in a bid to reach a settlement on the investigations, which were being conducted by the police.
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“That the glaring question from Hon. Anne Atieno Amadi’s actions relayed in the paragraph above is, how did she know of the criminal investigations being carried out, on what capacity did she attend that meeting and propose a solution if indeed she was not in control of Amadi and Associates?” the petition reads.
The Briton says although Ms Amadi says he ceased control of the law firm and handed over the firm to other advocates including her son, Mr Brian Ochieng, the most recent certificate from the Registrar of Companies dated May 30, 2023, still indicates that she is still the registered proprietor of the law firm, which was established in November 20212.
“There is no evidence that Hon. Anne Atieno Amadi ever ceased control and or handed over the firm to any of the advocates indicated on the website,” the petition reads.
Anne Amadi argued that she has not been in private practice since 2014, having resigned from the law firm after joining the Judiciary.
She also said there is nothing to show that the alleged funds for the purchase of 1,500 kilogrammes of gold by Bruton Gold Trading LLC, were wired to her personal bank account.
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