The High Court in Nairobi, on Friday, June 9, unfroze bank accounts owned by the Chief Registrar of the Judiciary, Anne Amadi.
In his ruling, Justice Alfred Mabeya ruled that there was insufficient evidence to indicate that Amadi benefitted from an alleged Ksh102 million gold scam.
While citing an affidavit filed by Amadi, the court also determined that the registrar was not involved in the day-to-day running of her law firm - allegedly tasked with supplying gold to a Dubai firm.
"There is nothing to show that the first respondent was involved in the day-to-day running of the law firm," the judge ruled.
Amadi was alleged to have benefitted from payments made to the law firm for the purchase of over 1000 kilogrammes of gold.
In her affidavit filed before the High Court on May 23, Amadi sought to clear her name, clarifying that she was not involved in the gold deal.
She added that the money was not transferred to her personal account as claimed by a British businessman who alleged to have been swindled.
"No evidence has been tendered supporting the general allegations that I have fraudulently benefitted from the alleged undelivered gold consignment.
"I confirm that no such sums relating to the impugned transaction were ever deposited to my personal bank accounts, and the petitioner has failed to tender any evidence that I was a beneficiary of the alleged fraud," she stated.
The Court froze Amadi's accounts on May 19 after the petitioner alleged that money was paid to her law firm for the supply of gold.
Following the court petition, her son was also barred from accessing his bank accounts, after it was alleged that the commodity was not supplied contrary to the deal.
“She is among those who orchestrated a fraudulent scheme to obtain money by false pretence through her law firm Amadi and Associates Advocates. They received the funds and hurriedly withdrew them in cash without adequate supporting documentation,” the petitioner alleged.
Notably, another petition was also filed before the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) seeking her removal from office.
In the petition filed on June 2, Amadi was accused of gross misconduct following the Ksh102 million gold scam.
