A High Court on Monday summoned Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet to explain why he failed to arrest Defence Principal Secretary (PS) Saitoti Torome for failing to pay a family Sh17 Million.
Earlier in November, Mr Torome was sentenced to six months in jail after he was found guilty of contempt.
Justice Joseph Sergon issued the sentence after the PS failed to obey court orders directing him to pay Sh17.2 Million to a family who surrendered their estate to the government in 2006.
As per the Constitution, contempt of court offence is punishable by a jail term of up to six months, or a fine not exceeding Sh200,000.
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Following the ruling, Mr Boinnet as per the law, was expected to reprimand and jail the PS which did not happen prompting the court to summon him to explain why.
The ruling was made following a case filed by Kay Construction which has been pursuing payment for the rehabilitation of Laikipia Air Base’s runway done in 1994.
In 2011, arbitrator Joseph Thuo ordered the government to pay Kay Construction Sh335 Million for the service with a 16 percent interest rate until the amount is fully paid.
The Ministry failed to honor the agreement forcing the construction group to file a contempt of court case.
The two agencies have been in out of court discussions in an attempt to settle the matter but no deal had been forthcoming.
In 2016, Kay construction agreed to accept Sh850 Million from the Ministry provided it was to be paid by May 2017.
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