Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero got a reprieve after the High Court stopped the Capital Markets Authority from probing his bank accounts.
Justice Chacha Mwita ruled that pending the hearing and determination of Kidero's application, CMA should not proceed with a request to several banks to be furnished with the governor's accounts details.
"The authority is restrained from investigating the petitioner's bank accounts until the court determines whether it has powers to carry out the probe," ruled Mr Mwita.
Through senior counsel Tom Ojienda, Dr Kidero argued that CMA's sudden decision to probe his bank accounts just a few days to the polls was politically instigated and meant to portray him as a corrupt leader and give his competitors an advantage.
According to Prof Ojienda, CMA tricked the governor into a discussion on possible solutions to the Mumias Sugar Company problems, only for them to use that information to investigate his bank accounts.
"Dr Kidero is a victim of a well-schemed script by political opponents who want him harassed and intimidated by different Government agencies to achieve a political outcome and do away with him as Nairobi governor," said Ojienda. [Paul Ogemba]
