The High Court has given the NGO Co-ordination Board until Tuesday noon to file responses after it was sued for freezing bank accounts of Kalonzo Musyoka Foundation.
The directive was issued by Judge Roselyne Aburi at a hearing on Monday afternoon after Government lawyers asked for more time.
The Foundation's lawyer, Albert Simiyu, opposed the decision noting that the Fazul Mohammed-led board had already been given 21 days to comply but had failed to do so.
A May 2nd directive issued by Fazul Mohammed saw the Foundation's accounts with the Investments and Mortgages Bank frozen.
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The Organisation moved to court to challenge the directive on May 8th stating that no reasons had been given for the order.
They further argued that the directive had a serious effect on the Foundation's philanthropic activities, beneficiaries, and daily operations.
Judge Aburi called out the NGO Co-ordination board for stalling the case with unnecessary delays, noting it was four months since the case was filed.
[caption caption="The Government directive that froze the foundation's accounts"]
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“The delay, which is inordinate, is not explained to the satisfaction of the court,” she stated.
The matter will be heard next on November 21.
