The Court of Appeal has temporarily suspended DCI boss George Kinoti's 4-month jail sentence.
Kinoti was sentenced to four months in Kamiti prison on Thursday, November 18, for disobeying orders to release firearms belonging to Wanjigi. A second warrant of arrest was issued by the High court on Tuesday, December 14, 2021.
In a bid to block his arrest, he filed an affidavit on Tuesday, December 14, accusing businessman Jimi Wanjigi and his wife Irene Nzisa of harassment.
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In the case filed, Kinoti listed Wanjigi, Nzisa, Inspector General of Police Hillary Mutyambai, Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji, and Attorney General Paul Kihara as respondents.
"Being an application for stay of execution and/or conservatory order pending the lodging, hearing and determination of the intended appeal against the ruling and orders of the High Court of Kenya at Nairobi [Hon. A.C. Mrima, J] delivered at Nairobi on the 29th of November 2021, in Nairobi High Court Constitutional Petition No. 520 of 2017," Kinoti said in the application.
The DCI boss stated that he is apprehensive continued harassment against him shall continue not unless the court grants the stay orders sought in his application dated November 30.
"THAT I swear this Affidavit in support of my application dated 30th November 2021. 5. THAT what is stated herein is true to the best of my knowledge save for the matters deposed to on information sources whereof having been disclosed and matters deponed to on belief whereupon the grounds thereof having been given," Kinoti said in a sworn affidavit.
