High Court blocks arrest of Governor Guyo in kidnap, robbery case

Isiolo Governor Ibrahim Abdi Hassan. [File, Standard]

The High Court in Kiambu has stopped the arrest of Isiolo Governor Ibrahim Abdi Hassan, also known as Guyo, and six others, just hours after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) ordered they be charged over the alleged kidnapping and robbery of a former county health chief.

Lady Justice Dorah Chepkwony, sitting during the High Court recess, issued a conservatory order restraining the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) from arresting, charging or interfering with the petitioners until the case is heard.