City lawyer Danstan Omari has filed a lawsuit seeking Sh20 million in damages against Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) for allegedly listing him as a loan defaulter, despite having fully repaid his loan in 2015. Omari in the lawsuit filed at Milimani Commercial Chief Magistrate Omari claims that the wrongful listing has severely damaged his reputation and career prospects, including his future political ambitions. Through his lawyer Shadrack Wambui, argues that the false listing has tarnished his public image and affected his career, including his aspirations to run for a political seat in the 2027 General Election. "This wrongful listing has severely damaged my credibility and professional standing.
It is a calculated move to brand me as bankrupt and prevent me from contesting the Nairobi senatorial seat in the 2027 general election," Omari said in his suit papers.
Omari, a law lecturer, and political analyst, was shocked to discover that KCB had listed him as a defaulter on the Credit Reference Bureau (CRB) records. The defamation claim stems from an erroneous entry that falsely shows the lawyer as owing Sh63,509 on a loan he repaid in full nearly a decade ago. The false listing, which came to light during Omari's recent application for a loan from another bank, has left him grappling with severe consequences for his professional and financial standing. "I took a loan and fully repaid it in 2015.
However, when I recently applied for another loan, I was shocked to learn that my name was still listed as a defaulter," Omari asserts in court documents.
