Uhuru’s son, Jomo moves to court over gun revocation
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Uhuru's Son Jomo asks the court to intervene and stop the government from revoking his gun licence
Uhuru’s Son Jomo asks the court to intervene and stop the government from revoking his gun licence.
John Jomo Kenyatta, the son of former president Uhuru Kenyatta, filed a petition with the High Court to contest the government’s decision to revoke his weapons license.
In an urgent application before the Milimani Law Courts, Uhuru’s son-John. J. Kenyatta has asked the court to intervene and stop the state from revoking his firearms licence.
He requests that “the due process set out in the Firearms Act” be followed if the Chief Licensing Officer, the Firearms Licensing Board, and the Attorney General seek his license.
In his court documents, through Counsel Fred Ngatia, he says the decision to withdraw his firearms license is in violation of section 5 (8) of the Firearms Act.
He claims he has not been informed of the reasons for the intended revocation despite being in possession of a license.
Jomo said when officers came demanding he surrenders his firearms on July 21, no reason was given.
“On inquiry as to the reasons if any, that had caused an abrupt demand for my firearms, the offices feigned ignorance,” Jomo said.
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He said he is apprehensive about strong-arm tactics that may be deployed, which is why he is pleading with the court to intervene.
Despite having a license, he contends that he has not been told of the reasons for the planned revocation.
“The grounds upon which a firearm license can be revoked are provided in section 5(7) of the Firearms Act, which when read with section 7 (2) (a) (v) of the fair administrative action act, cannot be invoked without being afforded an opportunity to be heard,” Jomo said.
He said that unless his application is urgently admitted for hearing and orders sought granted, his constitutional rights will be violated.
This comes after on Friday, police raided Jomo’s Karen home in Nairobi to conduct a search for firearms.
Uhuru Kenyatta has since defended his family’s gun ownership as legitimate, telling Kenyan media editors on Monday that his two sons own six guns in total, three each, and that all of the firearms are legally registered.
He clarified that his daughter Ngina does not own a firearm.
Uhuru vowed to defend his family against the onslaught from the government.
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