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…This court is pleased to cite the respondent/contemnor for contempt of court and further order that the respondent’s directors and CEO, Ben King’ori, be committed to civil jail for a period of six months for contempt of court…

…The claimant has not met the threshold upon which the respondent can be punished for contempt of court. The respondent has offered a valid explanation why it is not in contempt of court.…

…of court are fully enunciated.…

…As a result, there was no finding of any contempt of court as the stage of enforcement of the orders sought was never reached. No order of Mandamus was granted on the basis of the aforesaid statutory provision.…

…He contended that the said frequent deployments/transfers amounted to contempt of the court decree passed on 26th July 2021. 8.…

…Finally, they averred that the deployments/transfers complained of constituted new cause of action and not contempt of court. 9.…

…After the invalidation of the Contempt of Court Act, the legal regime is that which existed prior to the enactment of the Act (English law and section 5 of the Judicature Act). 23.…

…The Court finds that the Respondent has been in breach of the judgment/contempt of Court. Orders 35.…

…of Court on the orders issued herein on 29 January 2025.…

…of Court following orders of 29 January 2025.…

…of court Orders.…

…Whether current members of the 2nd respondent were in contempt of court.…

…This court do find and declare that the respondents are jointly and severally in contempt of court orders issued on 20 March 2024.…

…The summons served upon the County Secretary's office do not form the basis for contempt of court proceedings.…

…(iv) THAT on failing to show necessary cause, the said officers be committed to civil jail for a maximum period of six (6) months for contempt of this Honourable Court's orders issued by Hon Radido Stephen on 19th June 2020…

…The grounds in support of the Motion were that despite engagements between the parties, the Respondents had failed to pay the decretal sums; the Respondents were therefore in contempt of court; the dignity of the Court was…

…Khadija and other Officers guilty of contempt of the court order, fined KShs. 100,000, in the defaulting two months’ civil jail. 7 In the ruling, the Court condemned Dr.…

…Pauline Odinga to be in contempt of this Court’s orders granted on 25th October 2022. b) that this Honourable Court be pleased to order that the 2nd Respondent’s Chief Executive Officer Mr.…

…Instead of initiating contempt of court proceedings, the petitioner should have filed a miscellaneous application. The statutory deductions are lawful and legitimate, per the KRA requirements.…

…What remains of the application is the citation of the responding officers for contempt of court orders through the judgment and decree herein and their committal to civil jail for the willful disobedience of these orders…

…A contempt of court is an offence of a criminal character. A man may be sent to prison. It must be satisfactorily proved...…

…Recourse ought not be had to process of contempt of court in aid of a civil remedy where there is any other method of doing justice.…

…to show cause why they should not be cited for contempt of court for disobeying the orders of the court issued on 4 April 2025.…

…The said action was carried out in good faith without any intention of disobeying or acting in contempt of court.…

…He is not in contempt of the court order. III. Disciplinary action had been commenced against the Applicant on the account of using his position and authority to harass men sexually.…

…As such, before a party moves the court for orders of sanction[s] for contempt of court against another, it behoves him or her to ascertain the applicable law in England at the time of filing the application.…

…The Clerk of the County Assembly of Mombasa and the County Executive Committee Member – Finance of the County Government of Mombasa be committed to civil jail, for a term not exceeding six months, for contempt of court orders…

…Despite service, the respondent has refused and neglected to settle the decretal sum of Ksh.13, 404,913.33 as directed by the court and they are in contempt of court orders.…

…The respondent, on the other hand averred that the Preliminary Objection lacks merits as the motion dated 20th March 2025 is citing the officials of the respondent for contempt of this court’s decree and therefore not execution…

…The motion basically seeks to punish Mr.Newton Njenga and Teddy N Muchiri, the secretary/Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson of the respondent herein for contempt of this court’s Order and Decree of 9th August 2024.…

…That under the provisions of section 10 of the Office of the County Attorney Act, the County Attorney cannot be cited for contempt of court.…

…Hence a court of law will take an allegation of contempt of court seriously and act firmly to ensure that this objective is achieved.…

…That under the provisions of section 10 of the Office of the County Attorney Act, the County Attorney cannot be cited for contempt of court.…

…Hence a court of law will take an allegation of contempt of court seriously and act firmly to ensure that this objective is achieved.…

…RULING ON LEAVE TO APPLY FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT 1.…

…of court proceedings. 34.…

…Contempt of court involves more than simply enforcing compliance with court orders.…

…This means that Section 5 of the  Judicature Act  was reinstated following the nullification of the  Contempt of Court Act .…