High Court allows Governor Joho to keep his firearms

“This court hereby restrains the respondents from harassing and arresting the governor on the basis of the instructions of the chief licensing officer,” the judge ruled. PHOTO: COURTESY

The High Court has restrained Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery and Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet from arresting Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho or withdrawing his firearms.

Yesterday, Justice George Odunga quashed a decision by the CS directing the Chief Licensing officer Samuel Kimaru to revoke Joho’s firearms licenses.