Court strikes out CBK, Safaricom, President's office from Hustler Fund case

President William Ruto during first anniversary celebrations of Hustler Fund in Nairobi. [ELLY OKWARE/PCS]

The High Court in Nairobi has ordered the removal of the office of the president, Central Bank of Kenya, Safaricom, and Airtel from a case filed challenging the legality of the Hustler Fund.

Justice Bahati Mwamuye in his ruling on Wednesday, agreed with the Attorney General that the inclusion in the case filed by Benard Odero Okello and Kevin Ndoho Macharia, was done without the court's permission.