The county government of Uasin Gishu is yet again facing contempt of court case.
This is after over 1,000 tenants in residential estates within Eldoret town moved to court accusing the governor Jackson Mandago-led administration of disobeying court orders restraining the county from evicting them from their respective residential homes.
A High Court in Eldoret had in January 19, 2015 issued an order directing the county government not to evict the tenants, but according to the affected tenants, the order was not followed.
Through their lawyer James Njuguna, the tenants drawn from 7 affected estates; Mayabi, Uhuru, Kamanda, Kuria, Tom Mboya, St Mary, Kodhek and Macharia estates on Monday told the court that the county has subjected them to suffering after their agents invaded the premises and proceeded to bring down the access gates using county government’s machinery.
“They sealed off gates by constructing a permanent wall thereby denying the applicants access to their houses,” said Njuguna.
“The respondent undermined the authority and dignity of the court by proceeding to demolish some of the structures belonging to my clients as well as blocking the main entrance to the affected estates,” he added.
Judge Anthony Ombwayo who had issued restrains order warned the county against violation of court orders.
Uasin Gishu County government is facing another related case for disobeying a court order issued four months ago in the same court instructing it to reopen the main open-air market in Eldoret which has been closed for two years leaving traders without a clearly designated area to conduct business.
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