Tuju Files Petition for Removal of Judge Handling His Sh1.6 Billion Debt Case
Jubilee Party secretary-general Raphael Tuju has filed a petition for the removal of the judge handling an Sh1.6 billion debt case between his company Dari Limited and East Africa Development Bank (EADB).
Tuju through a petition filed before the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) wants Justice Mary Kasango of the Commercial Court removed from office on the grounds of biasness.
He claims that Justice Kasango has continually shown favoritism towards EADB, adding that she appears to have acquired a personal stake in the matter which may end up prejudicing Dari Ltd and its directors.
Through lawyers Paul Muite and Paul Nyamodi, Tuju further questions the speed with which the judge heard an application seeking to find him and his three children in contempt of court.
“This is indicative of bias against Dari Ltd and the directors,” the petition reads in part.
Tuju also accuses the judge of allowing receiver managers to access his company without giving him and his three daughters an opportunity to reply to the application filed by EADB. He wants judge Kasango removed from office under Article 168 of the Constitution.
But EADB through lawyer Tom Ojiambo dismissed Tuju's petition, saying it amounts to intimidation. The bank wants the judge to continue hearing its application to have Tuju and daughters Yma, Alma and Mano punished for defying a court order.
The court placed Dari Limited under receivership over the huge debt but Tuju moved to Appeals Court where he obtained an order stopping any plans to seize his property.
Comments (4)
Mr Tuju why don't you do the honest thing pay the debt that you willingly signed for. Don't blame the judge because things are not going your way, if your property that you put down as collateral is sold, do not complain am sure you are well educated in finance matters.
Have judge Kasango removed from office? I thought you may seek to have the judge removed from the case for bias but not fired. Judge can be removed from office if he has been compromised through bribery. It seems to me this judge has refused to eat or perhaps has eaten from the bank; (Development Bank). With corruption pandemic ravaging our country anything is possible. When those in power are busy grabbing, there is no time left to care for the poor mwananchi. They fight over billions when regular Wanjiku subsists on less than a dollar a day.
TUJU, ULIKULA BASI LIPA.AMA DO WHAT UHURU AND RUTO ARE DOING.....MILK THE COW DRY.
AMA ...DO WHAT SONKO AND JOHO DO...START SELLING DRUGS...AMA...GET SOME KNEE PADS AND GET UNDERNEATH UHURUS DESK.
Woiiiii Sh1.6 billion, someone owe this much, then l will stop complaining and Thank God for the little he has provided and managing it the best way l know. No wonder the Luo man is skinny now, he is awaken by bad dreams of loans he owe. Imagine he will go to jail and Baba will not sanitize him or Uhuru... yaani he will loss everything at this late and then he will blame kikuyus for using him. Get a good kikuyu to give you a good Business idea and not to buy big cars and houses and then you are in debt upto eyebow.