A High Court on Wednesday refused to reverse orders unfreezing the bank accounts of Billionaire businessman Humphrey Kariuki.
The directive is a reprieve to the tycoon who is facing tax evasion charges.
The orders allowed the businessman to access his company’s bank accounts after the Director of Public Prosecution pushed for the reversal of the orders that allow him to continue with normal operations of his businesses.
Justice Luka Kimaru dealth DPP Noordin Haji a major blow as he seeks to compel the tycoon to pay tax balance.
The court asked the DPP to wait until next week to determine whether the orders will be taken into consideration.
State Prosecutor Catherine Mwaniki wanted the accounts frozen pending the determination of the case.
The billionaire had lamented that his firm, Africa Spirits Limited had suffered massive losses following the ban.
Lawyer Cecil Miller, who is representing Africa Spirits Ltd, opposed Haji’s applications.
According to the lawyer, the freezing of the accounts was undertaken before the case was determined.
He also said that her client had proven that he is compliant with the requirements of the court hence there is no need for such an action.
“The prayers sought did not include the preservation of bank accounts, yet the orders extracted included the preservation of bank accounts of persons not made parties to the application for a period of 90 days,” he argued.
The tycoon has been accusing the DPP of biasedness in the tax evasion case against him.