A senior Kenyan banker risks being arrested after South Sudan police issued a warrant of arrest in an escalation of a Sh722 million row between his employer and a customer.
The South Sudan police issued an international warrant of arrest against Fredrick Owuor, South Sudan's head of Stanbic Bank, over a dispute with Air Afrik. "Whereas Fredrick Owuor Ouko stands charged the offence under section 36/366/110 of the Penal Code, 2008, you are hereby directed to arrest the said person and bring him before the crime officer in charge of the police station and investigator," the warrant says.
On one hand, the bank says in court that the airline owes it money wired to its account while on the other, the airline accuses the bank of illegally freezing its account and withdrawing money without authority.
Already, the High Court in Nairobi froze any action by the Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) against the bank's boss, Joshua Oigara who moved to court over the matter.
