A High Court in Kakamega has issued a conservatory order barring police from arresting Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) Deputy Leader Cleophas Malala over the alleged illegal landing of a helicopter at Mumias Complex Stadium.
In a directive delivered on Tuesday, August 12, Lady Justice Alice Bett ordered police and other authorities to refrain from arresting or prosecuting Malala pending the hearing of the matter. "That in the interim, a conservatory order is issued restraining the respondents, whether by themselves, their servants, agents or any person acting under their instructions, from arresting, charging, prosecuting, harassing, intimidating or otherwise interfering with the liberty of the petitioner," the court ruled.
The court also certified the application as urgent and directed that the petition be served to the respondents, including the Inspector General of Police, Douglas Kanja, by Wednesday, August 13.
The Milimani Law Courts building which hosts the High Court Photo Office of the Registrar High Court While issuing the conservatory orders, Lady Justice Bett directed that the respondents have three working days to file their responses to the matters raised by the petitioner.
