Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria. [Photo|kenya-today.com]
Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria risks being slapped with Sh20 million fine in a defamation suit for allegations he made in 2015 against Narc Kenya leader Martha Karua.
Kuria made sensational claims during a political rally in Kapsokwony in Bungoma County that Karua procured witnesses to fix Deputy President William Ruto at The Hague.
He claimed that he (Kuria), Karua and other leaders met at Galileo in Westlands area, where they schemed and came up with the plot on how to recruit witnesses against Ruto, who was then facing crimes against humanity following the 2007-2008 post-election violence.
Karua, however, denied the allegations saying that the meeting at Galileo was also attended by other people including, President Uhuru Kenyatta, and had nothing to do with the cases at the ICC, claiming it was called to raise funds for post-election victims.
“The claims are scandalous, malicious, unwarranted and lowered my dignity among right-thinking members of the society,” Karua said as quoted by the Star.
On Tuesday, High court judge Joseph Sergon who is handling the case said he will issue a judgment on Friday, December 15 after Kuria failed to defend the suit even after being given chances to do so by the court last month.
“The defendant has not responded to the suit as agreed, we urge this court to give its judgment,” Karua’s judge Gitobu Imanyara said on Tuesday.