Retired President Daniel Arap Moi is wanted in court following a land dispute filed by a former deputy director of the Special Branch, currently the National Intelligence Service (NIS).
In an application to the Employment and Labour Relations court in Nakuru, Mr Stephen Muriithi Mwangi has asked the court to allow him publish the summons against Mzee Moi on the Daily Nation newspaper.
The ex-NIS director stated that this was the only effective way to make the retired President appear in court since Moi was a highly-guarded man, hence, the court notifications cannot reach him.
"We pray that the court orders that the notification for the appearance in court be issued to Mr Moi through the Daily Nation newspaper as his status as the country's retired president makes it difficult to access him," Mwangi mentioned.
Mwangi has accused the second President of Kenya of fraudulently grabbing part of his land in Solai, Nakuru County.
In his application, Mwangi alleges that he was a close ally of the former president and together they co-owned – alongside a Mr James Kanyotu – 1,020 hectares of land before he was short-changed.
Through his lawyer, the complainant indicated that while in detention and without his consent, Moi and Kanyotu subdivided the land and allocated him 110.83 hectares – the smallest share of the property.
"I believe that the documents used in effecting the subdivisions were executed by the late Mr Kanyotu and the Company Secretary known as Africa Registrars," the affidavit read in part.
The former Head of State is said to have transferred the ownership of his share of land to his two sons, Raymond Moi and John Mark Moi
Mwangi now wants the court to stop Moi from making any business transaction touching on the land.
The case will be heard next on April 12.
