High Court lifts three-month jail term against former Nairobi Finance CEC Charles Kerich
[Courtesy] Former Nairobi County Finance Executive Charles Kerich has been spared a three-month jail term after the High Court set aside contempt orders issued against him in a long-running Sh106 million legal fees dispute.
The committal order is hereby lifted," Justice Gikonyo Earlier this month, the court had ordered Kerich to surrender within three days to begin serving the sentence after finding him guilty of contempt of court over failure to comply with previous court orders.
In light of the agreement and the partial payment already made, Justice Francis Kerich found that the former county official had demonstrated remorse and a willingness to comply with the court's directives.
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