Mombasa Governor Nassir summoned over contempt in multi-billion property suit
Governor Abdul Swamad Nassir of Mombasa has been ordered by the High Court to appear in court and provide an explanation as to why he should not be sentenced to six months in prison for neglecting to vacate a property valued in the billions of shillings, as the court had previously directed.
Nassir was summoned to appear before Justice Lucas Naikuni in April 2024 on March 7, 2024, for neglecting to vacate his officers from Innovative Properties Limited’s 0.2641 hectares of land located along Abdel Nassir Road in Mombasa.
“That the Petitioner (Innovative Properties Limited) to be at liberty to proceed with the execution of the Court Orders- whereby Notice to Show Cause be and is hereby issued to have the following persons appear in Court on April 24, 2024 to show cause why they should not be committed to civil jail for a period of six months for disobeying this Honourable Court order made vide the judgment delivered on January 27, 2021 by Justice Charles K. Yano and the ensuing decree.
“These are: -Hon. Abdullswamad Sherrif Nassir- current Governor of the County Government of Mombasa,” read Justice L Naikuni summons.
Mr. Jimmy Waliaula, the current County Attorney for the County Government of Mombasa, and Mr. Mohammed Hussein Mohamed, the current County Executive Member for Lands, Housing, and Urban Planning of the County Government of Mombasa, have also been summoned to appear.
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Mombasa Governor Nassir summoned over contempt in multi-billion property suit
