Former presidential aspirant and businessman Jimi Wanjigi can sigh with relief after the High Court barred the state from revoking his firearm license.
In a ruling delivered by Justice Bahati Mwamuye on Thursday, the Office of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) and the National Police Service were also barred from arresting the businessman over cases of firearms ownership.
Additionally, the court barred the authorities from pressing further charges against the workers and staff of the businessman, some of whom were arrested alongside him.
Wanjigi's staff Dancan Odhiambo and Kelvin Ochieng' were arrested outside the politician's house in Nairobi over claims of illegal ownership of explosives.
In his ruling, Mwamuye stated that the detention and charges against the two were marred with illegality and abuse of the law.
The ruling followed the dramatic arrest of the businessman in August last year over the claims of unlawful gun ownership and participating in illegal protests.
Wanjigi later released a statement terming his arrest illegal and accused the law enforcement agencies of breaching court orders in effecting his detention.
"The DCI has illegally arrested me despite numerous court orders barring the same arrest," the businessman shared.
Months before the arrests, Wanjigi had been appearing on various state media and his social media platforms castigating the government over its borrowing plans.
Additionally, Wanjigi accused the government under the leadership of President William Ruto of corruption, indecisiveness in fighting inflation, and the high cost of living.
The High Court in Nairobi in August last year released Wanjigi on Ksh10 million personal bond following his arrest on Monday, August 19 by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations(DCI).
While issuing its directive, the court similarly ordered the businessman to surrender his travel documents including all passports as he awaited the court’s ruling on the matter.
