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Registrar fined Sh200,000 for contempt

Justice James Rika cited Beatrice Mathenge for not complying with the court's orders. [iStockphoto]

The Employment and Labour Relations Court has sentenced the Registrar of Trade Unions Beatrice Mathenge to three months in prison or pay a fine of Sh 200,000 for contempt of court.

The ruling, delivered by Justice James Rika last Friday, follows the registrar's failure to register the proposed Kenya Musicians Union represented by lawyer Kelly Malenya as ordered by the court in August 2023.

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