Court Orders arrest of former commissioner accused of threatening residents with Al-Shabaab
Court Orders arrest of former commissioner accused of threatening residents with Al-Shabaab
A court in Kilgoris has issued a warrant of arrest against a former Trans Mara South Deputy County Commissioner after he repeatedly failed to honour court summons in a case involving alleged threats and a disputed 43-acre parcel of land.
The orders were issued after the former administrator failed to appear in court despite being required to do so, prompting the magistrate to conclude that the administrator had deliberately disregarded the court’s authority.
The former DCC had been facing accusations dating back to May 2023, when he allegedly threatened a family in Kilgoris over ownership of the contested land before his subsequent transfer from the region.
The matter attracted national attention and widespread condemnation from Kenyans after a video circulated widely on social media in which the former deputy commissioner was allegedly heard threatening to use Al-Shabaab militants to evict the family from the land.
In a televised interview, Emmanuel Kuntai, a member of the family that the former DCC threatened, stated that the dispute was initially a civil land matter, which the family had already won through legal channels.
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Kuntai added that the family has continued to live in fear, claiming that despite the matter being under investigation and moving through several jurisdictions, including Nairobi and Narok, the former administrator had consistently avoided court appearances.
“We have pursued this case from August to date. There has been no sign of the former DCC coming to court. He has refused to respect the court,” he concluded.
According to another family member, Cecilia Pulana, the family had come to the Kilgoris Law Courts seeking justice after enduring prolonged intimidation.
“We thank the Kilgoris court for giving us justice today in a case involving the former deputy commissioner,” Pulana said following the issuance of the arrest warrant.
Pulana alleged that despite avoiding court, the former DCC had continued to visit the disputed land and issue threats, leaving the family in constant fear.
She also claimed that attempts to report the threats at police stations had been frustrated, with officers allegedly citing the perpetrator as a government official.
The court’s decision now places pressure on security agencies to enforce the warrant and bring the former administrator before the law.
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