'1. In a Ruling delivered on 12 June 2025, the Court found the County Secretary, County Government of Machakos and the Chairperson of the County Public Service Board, Machakos, guilty of contempt of court and directed that summons issue for them to attend Court on 22 September 2025 for mitigation and sentencing.
2. When the Petition was called out on 22 September 2025, a Mr Mutua introduced himself as the advocate for the Respondents/contemnors. He requested the Court to allow them an opportunity to settle the decretal sums in 2 instalments. Mr Oketch, for the Petitioners, informed the Court that the said Mr Mutua had not formally placed himself on the record.
3. The Court directed the Respondents/contemnors to file and serve responses and submissions within 7 days.
4. Mr Mutua did not place himself on record. The Respondents/contemnors did not file any responses or submissions in mitigation.
5. The record shows that the Respondents/contemnors have not satisfied the judgment delivered on 19 June 2020. The contemnors failed to utilise the opportunity granted them to mitigate. There is nothing on record to suggest that any payments have been made after 22 September 2025.
Orders
6. In light of the above, the County Secretary, County Government of Machakos and the Chairperson, County Public Service Board, Machakos are sentenced to 3 months imprisonment each or such shorter term as when the decretal sums would have been settled.
7. The Petitioners to have costs.
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2. When the Petition was called out on 22 September 2025, a Mr Mutua introduced himself as the advocate for the Respondents/contemnors. He requested the Court to allow them an opportunity to settle the decretal sums in 2 instalments. Mr Oketch, for the Petitioners, informed the Court that the said Mr Mutua had not formally placed himself on the record.
3. The Court directed the Respondents/contemnors to file and serve responses and submissions within 7 days.
4. Mr Mutua did not place himself on record. The Respondents/contemnors did not file any responses or submissions in mitigation.
5. The record shows that the Respondents/contemnors have not satisfied the judgment delivered on 19 June 2020. The contemnors failed to utilise the opportunity granted them to mitigate. There is nothing on record to suggest that any payments have been made after 22 September 2025.
Orders
6. In light of the above, the County Secretary, County Government of Machakos and the Chairperson, County Public Service Board, Machakos are sentenced to 3 months imprisonment each or such shorter term as when the decretal sums would have been settled.
7. The Petitioners to have costs.
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