Retired President Daniel Arap Moi is in a renewed court battle, after a businessman with whom they are embroiled in a case filed a petition at the Supreme Court regarding legal fees.
Businessman Stephen Muriithi filed an application seeking to stop Moi from demanding legal fees from him in an undetermined case, where Mr Mureithi sued the former President for his alleged detention.
The businessman accuses the Retired Head of State of slapping him with a bill of legal costs, but does not disclose the amount demanded from him.
Mr Mureithi, who also served as Mr Moi’s intelligence chief prior to the detention, has been claiming Sh3 Billion as compensation for the detention and loss of business.
The legal tussle between the two began in 2011 when Mr Muriithi won the suit at the High Court in 2011 and was set to receive Sh3 billion in damages.
However, Moi successfully moved to the Court of Appeal to reverse the ruling, prompting Mr Mureithi to file a notice of appeal, seeking to refer the matter to the Supreme Court.
In the suit, the businessman alleges that the former President while in power, detained him for allegedly taking part in the 1982 attempted coup, but used the detention as a cover to steal his shares in companies they owned together, Business Daily reports.
According to the Moi's advocates, the case has stalled because of Mr Muriithi’s failure to comply with directions of the Supreme Court regarding filing of court documents.
Justice Louis Onguto will Wednesday deliver a ruling on whether to stop Mr Moi from claiming legal costs.
