Court orders arrest of companies registrar over property dispute

Regine Butt, the widow of slain businessman Shahid Butt, leaves a Mombasa court on Tuesday. She is locked in a property dispute with her co-wife Akhtar Butt. [Photo: Kelvin Karani/Standard]

A judge has issued a warrant of arrest for the registrar of companies for failing to testify in a property dispute involving rival widows of slain Mombasa tycoon Shahid Butt.

The registrar has reportedly failed to appear in court twice despite being summoned to shed light on the people behind the filing of returns for companies linked to the late Butt, who owned transport company Modern Coast, palatial homes and other high-end properties in Mombasa.