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…Thirdly, that in default of attendance the said officers be deemed personally liable to settle the decretal sum, that warrants of attachment issue against them, or that they be committed to civil jail for a period of not…

…The orders sought in prayer 5, that the officers be deemed personally liable for the decretal sum, that warrants of attachment issue against them, or that they be committed to civil jail, cannot be granted on this application…

…THAT the Chief Officer Finance-Aisha Abdi And County Secretary, Patricia Akivaga Analo County Government of Nairobi be committed to civil jail on such terms as the Honurable Court may deem fit unless and until they purge…

…It is for this reason that the applicant is seeking an order to find the two officers in contempt of court and, therefore, they ought to be committed to civil jail on such terms as this Honourable Court may deem fit unless…

…jail for failing to pay the Applicant the sum of Kshs. 17, 751, 529.10/- plus interest, by way of monthly instalments of Kshs. 1,000,000/- as Ordered by the High Court in Civil Suit No.1311 of 2000 on 4th April 2008 which…

…On or about 21 March 2010 a warrant of arrest was issued against the Town Clerk, Municipal Council of Mombasa to be arrested and committed in civil jail for failing to pay instalments in the sum of Kshs.1, 000, 000/= per…

…The prayer fro leave to operate as stay is declined considering that there is a consent order according to which the applicant committed to settle the decretal sum in default of which he was to be committed to civil jail.…

…It is a settled requirement of the practice this Court applies that an order of the Court, the disobedience of which is sought to be visited with committal to civil jail, must be endorsed with, or accompanied by, a penal…

…Committal of that officer to civil jail cannot be ordered where he has neither been personally served with an order endorsed with a penal notice nor shown to have wilfully disobeyed it.…

…There was, in agreement, a default clause to the effect that if the applicant defaulted in any one instalment, the entire outstanding balance would become due and payable and the applicant would be committed to civil jail…

…The warrants directed the 2nd respondent to arrest and commit the applicant to civil jail because he had failed to settle the decree. 5.…

…County Executive Committee Member for Finance and Economic Planning as the accounting officer of Machakos County Government to appear in person before this Honourable Court to show cause why he should not be committed to civil…

…jail for a term of six (6) months for deliberately disobeying orders of this honourable court issued on 29th of September 2023. 4.…

…That the Court be pleased to punish and commit both the 1ˢᵗ and 2ⁿᵈ Respondents, to civil jail for a period not exceeding six (6) months for willful and deliberate disobedience to remit the decretal sum to the Applicants…

…interest at court rates till payment in full) 2) That in default of payment this Honourable Court do cite and hold the respondents to be in contempt of court and mete an appropriate punishment including but not limited to Civil…

…That the Chief Officer Finance Nairobi County and County Secretary, County Government of Nairobi be committed to civil jail on such terms as the honourable court may deem fit unless and until they purge the contempt by honoring…

…It is for this reason that the applicant is seeking an order to find the two officers of the County government to be in contempt of court and, therefore, they ought to be committed to civil jail on such terms as this Honourable…

…to pay the Applicant the sum of Kshs. 1,721,917.80 together with interest thereon at the rate of 12% p.a. until payment in full as ordered by this court on the 6th October, 2021. 2) That the Respondents be committed to civil…

…jail for disobeying the Order of the Honourable Court issued on 6th October, 2021 in HCJR Misc.…

…It is for this reason that the applicant seeks the County secretary of Nairobi City County government to be committed to civil jail for failing to pay the decretal amount. 5.…

…It also appears from a not very satisfactory record of appeal that proceedings to have the 1st respondent committed to civil jail for contempt were instituted at some stage and in consequence he was ordered by the Court to…

…That in default of the said directors complying with the above orders, they be imprisoned and committed to civil jail for a period not less than six (6) months. 6. That in costs of the application be provided for.” 2.…

…Following their failure to comply, contempt of court proceedings were instituted, and a summons was issued requiring the 2nd Petitioner to show cause why she should not be committed to civil jail.…

…respondent having willfully and deliberately disobeyed this honourable court''s orders given on 28th march 2025 vide a decree issued thereof on 11th April 2025, he be given an appropriate conviction of six (6) months'' civil…

…jail imprisonment and/or in addition any other satisfactory punishment as the court may deem fit in the circumstances.”…

…The punishment proposed by the respondent in its application was for the arrest and committal to civil jail of the 2nd applicant for a period not exceeding six months or until such a time that the contempt has been purged…

…County Treasurer County Government of Narok and the County Executive Committee Member, Finance and Economic Affairs, County Government of Narok to appear before this Court and show cause why they should not be committed to civil…

…jail. 4.…

…That the County Executive Member Finance & Economic Planning- County Government of Mombasa be committed to Civil jail (Shimo la Tewa Prison) and detained in person for a term of six (6) months or such period as this Honourable…

…Anampiu for the applicant submitted that unless the order sought is granted, the applicant is likely to be committed to civil jail as there is an application pending in court seeking such orders.…

…William Kimani, Chief Officer, Finance, Kiambu County to be committed to civil jail for contempt of court order issued on 27th June 2023. 4.…