Tycoon Jimmy Wanjigi in Court over Debt for Designer Clothes Worth Sh1.3 Million
Tycoon Jimmy Wanjigi is embroiled in a court battle with a clothing company over an alleged debt amounting to Sh1.367 million.
The Standard reports that Wanjigi has moved to the High Court to appeal a lower court’s ruling that ordered him to pay Sh1.367 million to Fazal-The Luxury Boutique.
The Nairobi-based high-end clothing retail company sued the billionaire after reportedly failing to pay for five pairs of designer trousers and two jackets sold to him in 2019.
On January 22nd, 2021, Milimani Principal Magistrate D.M. Kivuti ruled in favor of Fazal and directed Wanjigi to settle the debt.
Fazal, whose parent company is Ravello Limited, told the court that Wanjigi owed them Sh1.3 million for the five Ermenegildo Zegna trousers and two Brioni jackets, and a further Sh67,500 for another Zegna pair of trousers he previously obtained but failed to pay for.
Wanjigi filed an appeal at the civil division of the High Court, saying that Ravello never sold the clothes to him. In court documents, he accuses the lower court of basing its ruling on “hearsay” and “twisting facts” in favor of the applicant.
“The honorable trial magistrate erred in law by basing his order, judgment, decision, decree, on hearsay and, or inadmissible evidence and, or unauthorized and unauthenticated WhatApp messages,” court papers state.
“I aver that the contradictions, white lies, and inconsistencies in the statements of the plaintiff’s witnesses namely Peter Macithi and Aziz Fazal could only be dealt with through cross-examination during a full trial of the said-suit, and not through an interlocutory application.”
Ravello told the court that it sold the items to Wanjigi on credit due to the good seller-customer relationship they enjoyed over the years.
The company said the businessman had pledged to make the payments on February 26th, 2020, but failed to fulfill the promise.
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Tahadhari! Ni muhimu Wakenya…
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Tahadhari! Ni muhimu Wakenya wajitahadhari wanapowachagua viongozi walio mzao wa vizazi vya viongozi wa jadi kama vile Kenyatta, Koinange, Wanjigi, Moi, Nassir, Kihika, Kones, Biwott, Ngumo, GG Kariuki, Bargetuny, Lotondo, Ntimama, Tipis, Njonjo, Ngeny, Mbijjiwe, Mutavati, Muliro, Kalonzo, Raila, Ngilu, Mulinge, Mulu Mutisya, KIbaki, PC Mathenge, Mahihu, Hajji, ....Sababu ya kutoa tahadhari hii? Vizazi vya wezi hawa, ambao waliishi katika maisha ya kifahari, huku wakitumia mali ya umma. Wanao wote walisomeshwa bure birashi na jasho ya walipa kodi katika shule za kifahari chini na ng'ambo. Wakati Mjuaji na wazazio walikuwa wakimumunywa na umaskini wa kupepetwa, watoto wa Kihika, Wanjigi, Kenyatta, Moi na wengineo waliishi katika maisha ya Umalaika. Wanao hawajawahi kukerwa na njaa, ukosefu wa mavazi, kuishi katika mazingira ya kinyama, kula vyakula vya kukuweka uhai, kutembea mguu kavu kwenda na kurudi shule n.k. Jimmy Wanjigi ni mfano mzuri wa watoto walionyweshwa vitu vya bure bila wazazi wao kutoa jasho yoyote. Unanufaika kivipi unapojipondoa kwa mavazi ambayo katu huwezi kuyalipia? Wakati ambapo wengi ya Wakenya wanasononeshwa na kukerwa na hali tata ya umaskini tangu kujinyakulia uhuru, shida inayomsumbua mshenzi Jimmy Wanjigi ni jinsi atavaa mavazi ya kifahari iliomgharimu shillingi millioni moja nukta tatu. Kweli Kenya kungali na Wakenya wanaoishi paradiso.
I think the problem is that…
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In reply to Tahadhari! Ni muhimu Wakenya… by MjuAji (not verified)
I think the problem is that waKenya worship perceived success without ever asking the hard questions. We have words like tycoon, posh, exclusive, upscale etc. thrown about to describe these thieves. If you read the obituaries of these people's progenitors, they are only described in glowing terms. No one ever mentions their thieving ways -Maina Wanjigi acquired lots of land, no one questions how but the media fawn over his eldest son's business acumen never questioning if it's due to acumen or more likely connections and ill gotten startup capital and collateral. GG was involved in lots of shady deals in Nyandarua, no one questions, JJ Nyagah's children, due to name recognition and nepotism get great jobs, no one asks why. A lot of these people attend a select group of schools, hang out in the same country clubs and despite public pronouncements, they are all members of the same club. Money, power and influence get passed down from generation to generation and the average Kenyan is left with table scraps. That said, unless Kenyans decide to collectively throw the bums out and hold them to account, this cycle will continue. Kenya needs a separate court with people like Mumbi Ngugi at the helm to deal with corruption and land reallocation.
Comrade Mundumugo, I couldn…
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In reply to I think the problem is that… by Mundumugo (not verified)
Comrade Mundumugo,
I couldn't agree more.
THIS IS WHAT MAKES THE…
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THIS IS WHAT MAKES THE KENYAN ELITE THINK THAT THEY ARE UNTOUCHABLE.
FIRST THINGS FIRST.... HE NEEDS TO DECLARE HIS WEALTH... WHAT DOES HE DO, BESIDES BEING CORRUPT.
WAKENYA, I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT A REVOLUTION... WHERE BY...
1] ALL STOLEN LAND WILL BE RETURNED TO IT'S RIGHTFULLY OWNER.
2] ALL STOLEN MONEY WILL BE RETURNED TO THE KENYAN CENTRAL BANK.
3] THERE WILL BE AN EQUAL RULE OF LAW NO MATTER THE STATUS.
4] NO ONE WILL BE ABOVE THE LAW.
5] I DON'T BELIEVE IN HAVING SQUATTERS IN SOMEONE'S PLACE OF BIRTH.
6] LET BUSINESS FLOURISH, WITH EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES.
7] GIVING THE OPPORTUNITIES TO THE MOST QUALIFIED CANDIDATE .
8] HAVING SECURITY AS A TOP PRIORITY... NO MORE MUGGING OR KIDNAPPING...THIS WILL TAKE DRASTIC MEASURES....SHOT TO AT SIGHT.
9] EVERY KENYAN CAN LIVE AND ENJOY LIFE WHEREVER THEY LIKE.
10] REDUCE THE NUMBER OF MCA'S AND MPS AND SENATORS.
Stop judging and prosecuting…
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In reply to THIS IS WHAT MAKES THE… by Kora kanini (not verified)
Stop judging and prosecuting .Do you think all those that have stole ? work hard man and stop whining
Name one “billionaire” with…
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In reply to Stop judging and prosecuting… by tommy (not verified)
Name one “billionaire” with genuine wealth in Kenya.All are thugs and should FACE THE FIRING SQUAD.
Comrade Tommy, My answer is…
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In reply to Stop judging and prosecuting… by tommy (not verified)
Comrade Tommy,
My answer is a positive YES.
99.9 % of KENYAN TOP ELITE, inherited stolen properties or themselves stole.
I'm not whining ,I'm blessed, what pains is the misery the MASSES ARE GOING THROUGH.
So you would want a…
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In reply to THIS IS WHAT MAKES THE… by Kora kanini (not verified)
So you would want a revolution to sought out land issues? "I DON'T BELIEVE IN HAVING SQUATTERS IN SOMEONE'S PLACE OF BIRTH."
So lazy bodies sitting around doing nothing can then wake up and have land at their birth place?
Comrade Mūgīkūyū, Please…
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In reply to So you would want a… by Mūgīkūyū (not verified)
Comrade Mūgīkūyū,
Please explain as to how, the People associated with JOMO KENYATTA ENDED VAST TRACTS OF LAND?
HOW FOLKS ASSOCIATED WITH MOI ,ACQUIRED MOST OF THEIR LAND...
PLEASE EXPLAIN HOW MUCH THEY PAID FOR IT?
I'M not condoning laziness...majority of Kenyans want the same rights and the same OPPORTUNITIES....PERIOD.
Pay your debts Wanjigi! No…
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Pay your debts Wanjigi! No body held your hands to go buy so silly trousers like a fool! You can have your wife make you some funny 5 shilling red trousers like the ones DP Ruto wears! Stop whining like you did not understand the terms of purchase when you bought them 3 years ago!
All of them billionaire…
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All of them billionaire crooks are the same. Trump leads the pack with not paying his debts. Eventually just like Trump the law will catch up with you.
so why is a whole TYCOON…
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so why is a whole TYCOON fighting over just 1 million Kenyan Shillings? How much money do you have to have to qualify as a TYCOON? I wouldn't call him a TYCOON
why would you sell clothes…
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why would you sell clothes on credit ? car i can understand but not clothes .If wanjigi has paid all he need to do is show the receipts . This is a guy who want to rule Kenya everyone takes kenyans for idiots even the imbecils like wanjigi
Might be the right guy to…
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Might be the right guy to eyeball China and refuse to pay debt or default and start from scratch. Defaulting wipes out all debt. Eazy peezy
Now have you seen how many…
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Now have you seen how many influencers we have in Kenya with a blue tik.. there lifestyle is beyond believable now when pandemic hit the most brave turned to media’s to help
People learn from your forefathers
Don’t show off wealth to public and from inside you are mourning idiots
Why buy clothes in debts , you have a booklet at the kibanda where your maids go pick food ati you will pay end month and you don’t idiot
Why go buy a high end car for show off
Ati you ride Uber instead of matatu
I look at some of the ladies with loooong nails … how do you change your children’s diapers or have time with them
You are constantly on camera instead of have the most vital time needed for development for your toddlers
What an upcoming generation
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